Kevin Spacey Fowler, conosciuto al grande pubblico come Kevin Spacey è un attore, produttore cinematografico, regista e sceneggiatore statunitense.
Nel 1996 ha vinto l'Oscar al miglior attore non protagonista per la sua interpretazione ne I soliti sospetti. Nel 2000 vince l'Oscar al miglior attore protagonista, il Premio BAFTA e lo Screen Actors Guild per American Beauty. Dal 2013 interpreta il ruolo di Frank Underwood nell'acclamata serie TV House of Cards - Gli intrighi del potere, grazie alla quale ha vinto un Golden Globe e due Screen Actors Guild Awards.
“Il teatro è per il pubblico e il pubblico non può essere esclusivamente benestante e privilegiato.”
Origine: Citato in Paola De Carolis, Personaggi. Kevin Spacey: "Sono un buono, ma nessuno mi crede" http://www.iodonna.it/personaggi/interviste/2011/kevin-spacey-teatro-riccardo-come-ammazzare-capo-30630676020.shtml, IoDonna.it, 30 luglio 2011.
Prelude to his performance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBEx2xHLDjE of "Mind Games" in Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words and Music (2001) <br class="br">Contesto: John Lennon was many things to many people. A poet, a rocker, a leader, a troublemaker, a father, a husband — a man. Growing up, to me, he was a hero. The work of John Lennon was marked by its exquisite beauty and by its brutal honesty. So in that vein, let me say, that while I'm both deeply honored to be here — I'm also incredibly pissed-off. I'm outraged because this passionate prophet of peace, and so many others, are not with us here — because we live in an all-too-violent world. And so in the spirit of this occasion it is up to all of us, to do what we can, not only to keep John's songs alive, but help rebuild New York — and that includes your host...
“John Lennon was many things to many people.”
Prelude to his performance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBEx2xHLDjE of "Mind Games" in Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words and Music (2001) <br class="br">Contesto: John Lennon was many things to many people. A poet, a rocker, a leader, a troublemaker, a father, a husband — a man. Growing up, to me, he was a hero. The work of John Lennon was marked by its exquisite beauty and by its brutal honesty. So in that vein, let me say, that while I'm both deeply honored to be here — I'm also incredibly pissed-off. I'm outraged because this passionate prophet of peace, and so many others, are not with us here — because we live in an all-too-violent world. And so in the spirit of this occasion it is up to all of us, to do what we can, not only to keep John's songs alive, but help rebuild New York — and that includes your host...
“The work of John Lennon was marked by its exquisite beauty and by its brutal honesty.”
Prelude to his performance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBEx2xHLDjE of "Mind Games" in Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words and Music (2001) <br class="br">Contesto: John Lennon was many things to many people. A poet, a rocker, a leader, a troublemaker, a father, a husband — a man. Growing up, to me, he was a hero. The work of John Lennon was marked by its exquisite beauty and by its brutal honesty. So in that vein, let me say, that while I'm both deeply honored to be here — I'm also incredibly pissed-off. I'm outraged because this passionate prophet of peace, and so many others, are not with us here — because we live in an all-too-violent world. And so in the spirit of this occasion it is up to all of us, to do what we can, not only to keep John's songs alive, but help rebuild New York — and that includes your host...
“Sometimes the person who is the most logical is the person whom we call insane.”
On the character "Prot", in the movie K-PAX; Premiere magazine (September 2001)
“Well, whoever Keyser Söze is, I can tell you he is going to get gloriously drunk tonight.”
Oscar acceptance speech for his performance in The Usual Suspects (February 1996)
As quoted in The Old Vic, Summer 2011
official statement on Twitter https://twitter.com/kevinspacey?lang=en regarding Anthony Rapp's allegations of sexual assault, October 29, 2017
“Dianne, thank you for teaching me about caring about the right things, and I love you.”
Oscar acceptance speech for his performance in American Beauty (March 2000)
