Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey Fowler, better known by his stage name Kevin Spacey, is an American actor, film director, producer, singer and comedian who has resided in the United Kingdom since 2003. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s before obtaining supporting roles in film and television. He gained critical acclaim in the early 1990s that culminated in his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the neo-noir crime thriller The Usual Suspects, and an Academy Award...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth26 July 1959
CitySouth Orange, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
Am I now supposed to go on Oprah and cry and tell you my deepest, darkest secrets because you want to know?
And I certainly won't lay out areas of my life that I think are just private.
A man can convince anyone hes someone else but never himself.
As the years have gone on, I find one of the dangers of watching dailies... is you fall in love with moments.
Secondarily, I think films that are driven by music also terrify studios.
Whatever mistakes you make this time around, you will live through on your next pass. Every mistake you make, you will live through again and again, forever. So my advice to you is to get it right this time around. Because this time is all you have.
No one's personal life is in the public interest. It's gossip, bottom line. End of story.
It's Hard to Stay Mad When There's So Much Beauty in the World
If you're lucky enough to have done well, then it's your responsibility to send the elevator back down.
I'm a relatively ugly character who's done pretty damn well in film.
I couldnt imagine something asking as much of me as House Of Cards. Its a great warm-up for coming back to the screen.
I can imagine there is going to come a time when someone will do 13 hours of a story without breaks.
I certainly identify with the role of mentor and, to some degree, maybe teacher. I do a lot of work with kids at the Old Vic.
Have we become so celebrity-obsessed that there is no longer a difference between a character and an actor? I hope not.