Kevin Spacey "Casino Jack"
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![Actor Kevin Spacey in the film "Casino Jack." - Ken Woroner / ATO Pictures](http://thedianerehmshow.org/sites/thedianerehmshow.org/files/imagecache/620xH/images/headline/casinojack.jpg "Actor Kevin Spacey in the film "Casino Jack." - Ken Woroner / ATO Pictures")
Actor Kevin Spacey in the film "Casino Jack."
Ken Woroner / ATO Pictures
Two-time Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey has spent much of his career playing morally ambiguous characters. In his upcoming film “Casino Jack,” Spacey plays disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff who served time in prison on fraud, bribery and tax evasion charges. Spacey has also won acclaim for his work on the stage. He has been the artistic director of the Old Vic theater in London since 2003. Last week he was made an Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire by the Queen of England in recognition of exceptional service to the U.K.
Guests
Kevin Spacey
actor, screenwriter, director and producer. His films include "The Usual Suspects," "American Beauty," "Beyond the Sea” and "Recount." His upcoming film is "Casino Jack."
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Kevin Spacey has become one of my favorite actors of all time. His movie "Pay It Forward" made a huge impact on my life- it enabled me to see our world through different eyes. "Paying it forward" has become a part of my life- if we all just performed little acts of kindness with no expectation of being "paid back" what a changed world we would have! Thank you, Kevin.
Kathy McRae
Mt. Gilead, NC
I am the artistic director of the St. Louis International Film Festival and we will be screening the film on opening night preceded by a tribute to George Hickenlooper, who was a St. Louis native. I saw a press screening the other day and thought it was simply fantastic - as topical and socially relevant as it was wickedly funny. Are there any scenes that you are particularly proud of and secondly any moments that defined George as a director for you. We will miss him very much indeed.
~chris clark
artistic director, cinema st. louis and the
St. Louis International Film Festival
St. Louis, MO
Kevin Spacey is one of those rare, intelligent, brutally funny people who does not appear in films enough.
My daughter's AP gov class in Northern Virginia just watched "Recount" -- a brilliant take on the 2000 election. The kids loved it and actually learned something.
A rare nugget from his catalog of work is "K-Pax". Even the most cynical among us might see a glimmer of possibility that there is life outside our solar system.
Thank you Mr. Spacey for sharing your talents with us from the screen to Broadway. You are truly a Renaissance Man. Thank you for granting interviews and sharing your knowledge and methodology with the world.
I am an ex-pat Brit living in USA and miss my wonderful visits to The Old Vic in the 1960/70's when one could see marvellous plays with Laurence Olivier, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Derek Jacobi .....the list goes on. Thank you, Mr Spacey for your work at the Old Vic for which you justifiably received the CBE from Her Majesty The Queen.
Love ALL your movies - an ardent fan, but the theatre is always my favourite art form .
I think Kevin Spacey is one of the more gifted actors of our generation. I have almost every one of his movies in my collection. My favorite of course is K-PAX, which delved deeply into the human condition, much like most of his works. What an outstanding performance in that picture. Thank you for sharing your talents!
Kevin Spacey is by far one of my favorite actors, he is a true inspiration. Firstly I would LOVE to hear his impersonation of Christopher Walken and to hear what his favorite movie is that he's been the lead actor in.
American Beauty is the first movie I ever cried in public at (I was 16). I wept in front of 9 of my peers and endured much ridicule but it was an amazing feeling to be able to feel so deeply by a piece of art. By far one of my favorite movies.
I think Kevin Spacey is one of the more gifted actors of our generation. I have almost every one of his movies in my collection. My favorite of course is K-PAX, which delved deeply into the human condition, much like most of his works. What an outstanding performance in that picture. Thank you for sharing your talents!
A question/comment for Kevin Spacey:
How did you feel about "Shrink"? My husband really enjoyed it. We saw it on a plane and had missed its release. I would love your thoughts on it. You are a tremendous actor.
Boy, was that ever a great interview with a talented guy who's already been interviewed a million times. You stand a head taller than Dick Cavett as a host Diane, and you exhibited your magic today. You and Kevin sang a simple duet of creative freedom. That's why I can take the celebrity thing from you, Ms. Rehm: because you make it educational.
His movies from the 90s were great. I did like K-Pax and Pay it forward but Austin Powers was even better. Other than that I'm actually more of an old movies fan.