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Kevin Spacey

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
774 total appearances

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#432 โ€“ Kevin Spacey: Power, Controversy, Betrayal, Truth & Love in Film and Life

When I did a series called Wise Guy, I got cast on a Thursday, and I flew up to Vancouver on a Saturday, and I started shooting on Monday. And all I had time to do was watch The Godfather and Serpico, and then I went to work.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#432 โ€“ Kevin Spacey: Power, Controversy, Betrayal, Truth & Love in Film and Life

When I did a series called Wise Guy, I got cast on a Thursday, and I flew up to Vancouver on a Saturday, and I started shooting on Monday. And all I had time to do was watch The Godfather and Serpico, and then I went to work.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#432 โ€“ Kevin Spacey: Power, Controversy, Betrayal, Truth & Love in Film and Life

When I did a series called Wise Guy, I got cast on a Thursday, and I flew up to Vancouver on a Saturday, and I started shooting on Monday. And all I had time to do was watch The Godfather and Serpico, and then I went to work.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#432 โ€“ Kevin Spacey: Power, Controversy, Betrayal, Truth & Love in Film and Life

Well, certainly, yes. But I also, look, I'm allowed to change my opinion. I can next week say it's Lawrence of Arabia, or a week after that I can say Sullivan's Travels. I mean, that's the wonderful thing about movies, and particularly great movies, is when you see them again, it's like seeing them for the first time. And you pick up things that you didn't see the last time.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#432 โ€“ Kevin Spacey: Power, Controversy, Betrayal, Truth & Love in Film and Life

Well, certainly, yes. But I also, look, I'm allowed to change my opinion. I can next week say it's Lawrence of Arabia, or a week after that I can say Sullivan's Travels. I mean, that's the wonderful thing about movies, and particularly great movies, is when you see them again, it's like seeing them for the first time. And you pick up things that you didn't see the last time.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#432 โ€“ Kevin Spacey: Power, Controversy, Betrayal, Truth & Love in Film and Life

Well, certainly, yes. But I also, look, I'm allowed to change my opinion. I can next week say it's Lawrence of Arabia, or a week after that I can say Sullivan's Travels. I mean, that's the wonderful thing about movies, and particularly great movies, is when you see them again, it's like seeing them for the first time. And you pick up things that you didn't see the last time.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#432 โ€“ Kevin Spacey: Power, Controversy, Betrayal, Truth & Love in Film and Life

And also, I think it's the degree with which directors are daring. I mean, Kubrick decided to cast one actor to play three major roles in Dr. Strangelove. I mean, who has the balls to do that today?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#432 โ€“ Kevin Spacey: Power, Controversy, Betrayal, Truth & Love in Film and Life

And also, I think it's the degree with which directors are daring. I mean, Kubrick decided to cast one actor to play three major roles in Dr. Strangelove. I mean, who has the balls to do that today?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#432 โ€“ Kevin Spacey: Power, Controversy, Betrayal, Truth & Love in Film and Life

And also, I think it's the degree with which directors are daring. I mean, Kubrick decided to cast one actor to play three major roles in Dr. Strangelove. I mean, who has the balls to do that today?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#432 โ€“ Kevin Spacey: Power, Controversy, Betrayal, Truth & Love in Film and Life

Nicholson's always been such an incredible actor because... He has absolutely no shame about being demonstrative and over the top. And he also has no problem playing characters who are deeply flawed. And he's interested in that. I have a pretty good Nicholson story, though. Nobody knows. You also have a pretty good Nicholson impression, but what's the story?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#432 โ€“ Kevin Spacey: Power, Controversy, Betrayal, Truth & Love in Film and Life

Nicholson's always been such an incredible actor because... He has absolutely no shame about being demonstrative and over the top. And he also has no problem playing characters who are deeply flawed. And he's interested in that. I have a pretty good Nicholson story, though. Nobody knows. You also have a pretty good Nicholson impression, but what's the story?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#432 โ€“ Kevin Spacey: Power, Controversy, Betrayal, Truth & Love in Film and Life

Nicholson's always been such an incredible actor because... He has absolutely no shame about being demonstrative and over the top. And he also has no problem playing characters who are deeply flawed. And he's interested in that. I have a pretty good Nicholson story, though. Nobody knows. You also have a pretty good Nicholson impression, but what's the story?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#432 โ€“ Kevin Spacey: Power, Controversy, Betrayal, Truth & Love in Film and Life

The story was told to me by a sound man. Dennis Maitland, who's a great, great, great guy. He said he was very excited because he got on Pritzy's Honor, which was Jack Nicholson, Angelica Houston, directed by John Houston. He said, I was so excited. It was my first day on the movie, and I get told to go into Mr. Nicholson's trailer and mic him up for the first scene.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#432 โ€“ Kevin Spacey: Power, Controversy, Betrayal, Truth & Love in Film and Life

The story was told to me by a sound man. Dennis Maitland, who's a great, great, great guy. He said he was very excited because he got on Pritzy's Honor, which was Jack Nicholson, Angelica Houston, directed by John Houston. He said, I was so excited. It was my first day on the movie, and I get told to go into Mr. Nicholson's trailer and mic him up for the first scene.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#432 โ€“ Kevin Spacey: Power, Controversy, Betrayal, Truth & Love in Film and Life

The story was told to me by a sound man. Dennis Maitland, who's a great, great, great guy. He said he was very excited because he got on Pritzy's Honor, which was Jack Nicholson, Angelica Houston, directed by John Houston. He said, I was so excited. It was my first day on the movie, and I get told to go into Mr. Nicholson's trailer and mic him up for the first scene.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#432 โ€“ Kevin Spacey: Power, Controversy, Betrayal, Truth & Love in Film and Life

So I knock on the trailer door, and he yes and uh come on in i come inside mr nicholson is changing out of his regular clothes and he's putting he's going to put on his costume and so i'm setting up the mic and i'm getting ready and i said mr nicholson i i just wanted to tell you i'm i'm extremely excited to be working with you again it's it's it's a great pleasure and jack goes

Lex Fridman Podcast
#432 โ€“ Kevin Spacey: Power, Controversy, Betrayal, Truth & Love in Film and Life

So I knock on the trailer door, and he yes and uh come on in i come inside mr nicholson is changing out of his regular clothes and he's putting he's going to put on his costume and so i'm setting up the mic and i'm getting ready and i said mr nicholson i i just wanted to tell you i'm i'm extremely excited to be working with you again it's it's it's a great pleasure and jack goes

Lex Fridman Podcast
#432 โ€“ Kevin Spacey: Power, Controversy, Betrayal, Truth & Love in Film and Life

So I knock on the trailer door, and he yes and uh come on in i come inside mr nicholson is changing out of his regular clothes and he's putting he's going to put on his costume and so i'm setting up the mic and i'm getting ready and i said mr nicholson i i just wanted to tell you i'm i'm extremely excited to be working with you again it's it's it's a great pleasure and jack goes

Lex Fridman Podcast
#432 โ€“ Kevin Spacey: Power, Controversy, Betrayal, Truth & Love in Film and Life

Did we work together before? And he says, yes, yes, we did. And he says, what film did we do together? He says, well, we did Missouri Breaks. Nicholson goes, oh, my God, Missouri Breaks. Jesus Christ, we were out of our minds on that film. Holy shit. Jesus Christ, I wonder I'm alive. My God, there was so much drugs going on and we were stoned out of our minds. Holy shit. Just then.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#432 โ€“ Kevin Spacey: Power, Controversy, Betrayal, Truth & Love in Film and Life

Did we work together before? And he says, yes, yes, we did. And he says, what film did we do together? He says, well, we did Missouri Breaks. Nicholson goes, oh, my God, Missouri Breaks. Jesus Christ, we were out of our minds on that film. Holy shit. Jesus Christ, I wonder I'm alive. My God, there was so much drugs going on and we were stoned out of our minds. Holy shit. Just then.