Kevin Spacey

I don't live a lie. You have to understand that people who choose not to discuss their personal lives are not living a lie. That is a presumption that people jump to.

If you haven't turned rebel by twenty you've got no heart; if you haven't turned establishment by thirty you've got no brains!

Francis Underwood was entirely based on Richard III. When Michael Dobbs wrote 'House of Cards' in the original British series, Richard III is what he based the character on.

Positioning the brand and regaining trust are all smart things for us to do and those are the litmus tests for any decisions we make.

It is characteristic of science that the full explanations are often seized in their essence by the percipient scientist long in advance of any possible proof.

Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them.