“As long as we, in the United States, continue to insist that our politicians have to spend all of their time raising millions of dollars for television ads, it will be corrupt. If we leave it up to the politicians to clean up lobbying and finance reform, nothing is going to change.”

American actor and director of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Spacey is best known for his versatile performances in film and television, earning critical acclaim for roles in *American Beauty* and *The Usual Suspects*. He has also directed notable projects like *Beyond the Sea* and *American Beauty*, blending acting and filmmaking with distinctive intensity.