Kevin Spacey

And I got the part. Well, I didn't quite get the part. They were going to bring together the actors that they thought they were going to give the parts to on a Saturday at Al's office. And they asked me if I would come and do a read-through. And I said, who's going to be there? And they said, well, so-and-so and so-and-so and so-and-so. And then Jack Lemmon is flying in.

And I got the part. Well, I didn't quite get the part. They were going to bring together the actors that they thought they were going to give the parts to on a Saturday at Al's office. And they asked me if I would come and do a read-through. And I said, who's going to be there? And they said, well, so-and-so and so-and-so and so-and-so. And then Jack Lemmon is flying in.

And I said, don't tell Mr. Lemmon that I'm doing the read-through. Is that possible? And they were like, sure. So I'll never forget this. Jack was sitting in a chair in Pacino's office. doing the New York Times crossword puzzle as he did every day. And I walked in the door and he went, oh, Jesus Christ. Is it possible you could get a job without me? Jesus Christ.

And I said, don't tell Mr. Lemmon that I'm doing the read-through. Is that possible? And they were like, sure. So I'll never forget this. Jack was sitting in a chair in Pacino's office. doing the New York Times crossword puzzle as he did every day. And I walked in the door and he went, oh, Jesus Christ. Is it possible you could get a job without me? Jesus Christ.

And I said, don't tell Mr. Lemmon that I'm doing the read-through. Is that possible? And they were like, sure. So I'll never forget this. Jack was sitting in a chair in Pacino's office. doing the New York Times crossword puzzle as he did every day. And I walked in the door and he went, oh, Jesus Christ. Is it possible you could get a job without me? Jesus Christ.

I'm so tired of holding up your end of it. Oh, my God. Jesus Christ. So I got the job because of Pacino. And it was really one of the first major roles that I ever had in a film. And, you know, to be working with that group,

I'm so tired of holding up your end of it. Oh, my God. Jesus Christ. So I got the job because of Pacino. And it was really one of the first major roles that I ever had in a film. And, you know, to be working with that group,

I'm so tired of holding up your end of it. Oh, my God. Jesus Christ. So I got the job because of Pacino. And it was really one of the first major roles that I ever had in a film. And, you know, to be working with that group,

Well, by that time, we had done Long Day's Journey Tonight in the theater. We'd done a miniseries called The Murder of Mary Fagan on NBC. We'd done a film called Dad. that Gary David Goldberg directed, with Ted Danson. So this was the fourth time we were working together, and we knew each other. He'd become my father figure.

Well, by that time, we had done Long Day's Journey Tonight in the theater. We'd done a miniseries called The Murder of Mary Fagan on NBC. We'd done a film called Dad. that Gary David Goldberg directed, with Ted Danson. So this was the fourth time we were working together, and we knew each other. He'd become my father figure.

Well, by that time, we had done Long Day's Journey Tonight in the theater. We'd done a miniseries called The Murder of Mary Fagan on NBC. We'd done a film called Dad. that Gary David Goldberg directed, with Ted Danson. So this was the fourth time we were working together, and we knew each other. He'd become my father figure.

And I don't know if you know that I originally met Jack Lemmon when I was very, very young. He was doing a production at the Mark Taper Forum of a Sean O'Casey play called Juno and the Peacock with Walter Matthau and Maureen Stapleton. And on a Saturday in December of 1974, my junior high school drama class went to a workshop. It was called How to Audition. And we did this workshop.

And I don't know if you know that I originally met Jack Lemmon when I was very, very young. He was doing a production at the Mark Taper Forum of a Sean O'Casey play called Juno and the Peacock with Walter Matthau and Maureen Stapleton. And on a Saturday in December of 1974, my junior high school drama class went to a workshop. It was called How to Audition. And we did this workshop.

And I don't know if you know that I originally met Jack Lemmon when I was very, very young. He was doing a production at the Mark Taper Forum of a Sean O'Casey play called Juno and the Peacock with Walter Matthau and Maureen Stapleton. And on a Saturday in December of 1974, my junior high school drama class went to a workshop. It was called How to Audition. And we did this workshop.

Many schools in Southern California were part of this Drama Teachers Association. So we got these incredible experiences of being able to go see professional productions and be involved in these workshops or festivals. So I had to get up and do a monologue in front of Mr. Lemon when I was 13 years old. And he walked up to me at the end of that, and he put his hand on my shoulder, and he said,

Many schools in Southern California were part of this Drama Teachers Association. So we got these incredible experiences of being able to go see professional productions and be involved in these workshops or festivals. So I had to get up and do a monologue in front of Mr. Lemon when I was 13 years old. And he walked up to me at the end of that, and he put his hand on my shoulder, and he said,

Many schools in Southern California were part of this Drama Teachers Association. So we got these incredible experiences of being able to go see professional productions and be involved in these workshops or festivals. So I had to get up and do a monologue in front of Mr. Lemon when I was 13 years old. And he walked up to me at the end of that, and he put his hand on my shoulder, and he said,

He said, no, everything I've been talking about, you just did. What's your name? I said, Kevin. He said, wait, let me tell you something. When you get finished with high school, as I'm sure you're going to go on and do theater, you should go to New York and you should study to be an actor because this is what you're meant to do with your life. And he was like an idol. And 12 years later,

He said, no, everything I've been talking about, you just did. What's your name? I said, Kevin. He said, wait, let me tell you something. When you get finished with high school, as I'm sure you're going to go on and do theater, you should go to New York and you should study to be an actor because this is what you're meant to do with your life. And he was like an idol. And 12 years later,

He said, no, everything I've been talking about, you just did. What's your name? I said, Kevin. He said, wait, let me tell you something. When you get finished with high school, as I'm sure you're going to go on and do theater, you should go to New York and you should study to be an actor because this is what you're meant to do with your life. And he was like an idol. And 12 years later,