I am moved by all of you being here, he said.
Spacey paid special tribute to manager Evan Lowenstein who was also in attendance.
Evan gives me so much advice, counsel, perspective, he said.
Kevin Spacey Receives Lifetime Achievement Award in TurinStefano Guidi/Getty Images
Its almost impossible to tell you what he has done, continued the actor.
He has not only stood beside me.
Spacey also alluded to Lowensteins wife Lucie Lowenstein and their four children.
Confidential,American BeautyandHouse Of Cards.
Spacey credited his mother with having turned him on to acting through her love of the arts and cinema.
She used to take me to the cinema in Santa Monica.
Its still there, the Nuart, he recalled.
Spacey recounted how Singer kept the plot from the actors throughout the shoot.
I said, Yes, usually.
He said, Id love to ask you if on this movie you dont.
I need you to trust me that I will be paying attention to all of that, said Spacey.
It was a smart decision on his part because it allowed me to completely trust Bryan, he continued.
Spacey recounted: It was Friday then.
I had just shotSwimming With Sharks,OutbreakandThe Usual Suspects.
Hes getting you to a point where it is so clean and delivered with such speed, he said.
When Spacey won the Best Actor Oscar for the role in 2000, he thanked Lemmon in his speech.
I got off stage and my phone was ringing.
I looked at my phone and it was Jack Lemmon.
He said, Hey listen, asshole, youre a son a bitch.
I was like, I just thanked you.
He said, Thats fine.
I won my first Oscar in 1963 and it took me 11 years to win my second.
You did it in the four, you f**ker.
There is no class or night school for how to negotiate becoming someone who is well-known.
You end up leaving through a lot of backdoors.
It can be isolating.
Franco Nero is a remarkable talent and such a big star here.
A couple of years back he invited me on to his filmThe Man Who Drew God, said Spacey.
