Q&A with Kevin Spacey

Q. What was it about Bobby Darin's music that got you interested in him as a performer?

A. It wasn't so much his music, which I grew up listening to, but his life, which first interested me in him as a performer. I didn't learn all the things about him, which made his life ripe for drama until many years after his passing.

Q. What was the first Bobby Darin movie you ever saw?

A. It was COME SEPTEMBER on a re-run on television.

Q. Do you remember Bobby Darin's TV show?

A. I do not recall his TV show, although when watching it later I wondered if I had watched it with my parents and simply do not recall. When [his] show was on the air I was around 11.

Q. If Bobby Darin were alive, what would he have accomplished?

A. Very difficult to conjure what Bobby Darin might have done if he'd lived. It seems fairly certain that he was on the verge of a major comeback. But it's a hypothetical question, I wouldn't want to surmise beyond that.

Q. Would you consider a one-man show about Bobby Darin?

A. No, I would not. I feel the film experience was a very special one and I do not feel it necessary to continue performing as Bobby Darin in the future.

Q. What's next for Kevin Spacey?

A. I begin performances at the Old Vic in September in Eugene O'Neill's MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN.

Thank you, Kevin, for taking the time to respond
to Darinfan.com's questions!

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