Kevin Spacey, who plays Frank Underwood in House Of Cards, spills the beans on the latest season 5 which will premiere on June 3 on Zee Café. Excerpts
Tell us about Season 5
It’s an incredible world, it’s self-refreshing in terms of election cycles and people coming in and out of the world. They manage to keep it fresh every season, just the way politics remain fresh every cycle.
People say reel life Frank Underwood and his wife Claire (Robin Wright) are real life Bill and Hillary Clinton.
We felt very strongly we didn’t want people to think that’s what we were up to. That was never our intention to play into the real world of politics. We wanted to be an alternative universe. And it may be a universe that some people prefer.
Is there a deliberate reason of keeping the show topicalIJ
We never really worry about keeping it topical and current. It’s never something that crosses our minds. We just try to remain true to what we’re trying to do. One of the most important aspects for me is to just to not go where people think we’re going. To continually have the show go down different paths and open up different doors and not end up being predictable.
What are your views on politicsIJ
It’s really worthwhile doing. Whether that’s stuffing envelopes for something you believe in or finding out what your community center needs.
Has Donald Trump made House of Cards obsoleteIJ
This year, in particular, there’s been a lot of commentary about how we can’t compete in the real world, so it’s not going to be as interesting and the show can’t possibly be as crazy as the real world. And my answer to that is, just you wait. Just you wait.