Spacey added: “It’s a time in which a lot of people are very afraid that if they support me, they will be cancelled.”
During the interview, the actor also spoke openly about his upcoming trial which is due to start later this month on June 28, and said he has hopes it will go in the same direction as the Anthony Rapp case – where it was found the actor did not molest actor Rapp when Rapp was 14.
He said: “The moment scrutiny is applied, these things fall apart. That’s what happened in the Rapp trial, and that’s what will happen in this case.”
Spacey was found not liable in the lawsuit in which Rapp sought US$40 million (NZ$64.1m) in damages.
Spacey also declared about the legal action against him: “In 10 years, it won’t mean anything.” Adding: “My work will live longer than I will, and that’s what will be remembered.”
It comes after the actor made his first speaking appearance since the shock allegations caused a derailment in his career. The star appeared at the National Cinema Museum in the northern city of Turin in January to receive a lifetime achievement award also known as the Stella della Mole Award, from the museum,
“I am truly blessed and grateful and humbled. And my heart is very full tonight toward the National Museum of Cinema for having had the ‘le palle’ to invite me tonight,” Spacey said as he used the Italian word for a male body part associated with courage.
“By presenting this award, they are making a strong defence of artistic achievement and for that they should be applauded,” Spacey said.
