Kevin Spacey thanked the Italian National Cinema Museum for having 'the balls' to host him as he accepted the Stella della Mole (Lifetime Achievement) Award in Turin.The actor, 63, said he felt 'truly blessed and grateful' to be honoured at the ceremony on Monday, ahead of a sexual assault trial in June.He strenuously denies the criminal charges brought against him that will be heard at a trial in London in June.
Grateful: Kevin Spacey thanked the Italian National Cinema Museum for having 'the balls' to host him as he accepted the Stella della Mole (Lifetime Achievement) Award in Turin He dressed in a tux and gave a masterclass while being celebrated for contributing to the growth of cinema - a decision that has proven controversial in the country.Kevin - who saw a series of allegations made against him in the wake of the #MeToo movement - also introduced a screening of his 1999 film American Beauty.
He told the audience: 'The first performance that I ever gave was in my junior high school drama class. It was a little five-minute scene that we had to create, with no words.'But we could have music.
I was 11 years old. And I decided to do a Western scene, so that I could play a cowboy. Well, a bank robber. The bad guy, naturally.
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