By Breaking Celebrity News Staff

Kevin Spacey was once a "geeky" kid.

The Oscar winning star -- who recently starred in Horrible Bosses with Jennifer Aniston and Colin Farrell -- admitted he had a tough time in junior high when he was mocked by his classmates for wanting to be an actor.

Speaking at the launch of the Amex Be Inspired campaign in London Thursday,  Spacey, 52, said: "I like working with these kids at the Prince's Trust because I was one of these kids once upon a time. When I was growing up and I know sometimes this can be hard for people to imagine after you become successful that you were ever at one point in your life shy and had a difficult time expressing yourself, but that was me when I was in junior high. I was the drama geek that people made fun of in school.

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However, Spacey’s life turned around when he got the opportunity to take part in a drama class with his idol Jack Lemmon, and he hasn't looked back since.

He explained: "I was lucky because I got this incredible opportunity through my