Playboy Interview: James Spader

May, 2005

It's only fitting that one of the quirkiest shows on television, Boston Legal, stars James Spader, one of the quirkiest actors in show business. Created by David E. Kelley--the man behind The Practice, Picket Fences, Ally McBeal and other offbeat shows--Boston Legal confounds audiences, who can never be quite sure if they're watching a drama or a comedy. And with Spader playing lead character Alan Shore, there's even more confusion: Is Shore a hero, a smarmy jerk, a con artist or a sentimentalis...

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