I've got a few -
The most complete actor I've ever seen, his ability to inhabit a character was a joy to behold. Timing, pathos, presence, he had it all - Sir Alec Guinness.
From John Le Carré: "Watching him put on an identity was like watching a man set out on a mission into enemy territory. Was the disguise right for him? (Him being himself in his new persona.) Were his spectacles right? His shoes, were they too good, too new -- would they give him away? And this walk, this thing that he did with his knee, this glance, this posture -- not too much, you think? And if he looked like a native, would he speak like one -- did he master the vernacular?"
Favourite performances:
The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957, David Lean)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951, Charles Crichton)
Kind Hearts & Coronets (1949, Robert Hamer)
The Ladykillers (1955, Alexander Mackendrick)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979, Frances Alcock, John Irvin)
Smiley's People (1982, Simon Langton)
Bubbling under -
For all round charisma, ability and star quality: Denzel Washington
For all round tough working class Irishness (with a heart of gold): Colm Meaney.
The most complete actor I've ever seen, his ability to inhabit a character was a joy to behold. Timing, pathos, presence, he had it all - Sir Alec Guinness.
From John Le Carré: "Watching him put on an identity was like watching a man set out on a mission into enemy territory. Was the disguise right for him? (Him being himself in his new persona.) Were his spectacles right? His shoes, were they too good, too new -- would they give him away? And this walk, this thing that he did with his knee, this glance, this posture -- not too much, you think? And if he looked like a native, would he speak like one -- did he master the vernacular?"
Favourite performances:
The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957, David Lean)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951, Charles Crichton)
Kind Hearts & Coronets (1949, Robert Hamer)
The Ladykillers (1955, Alexander Mackendrick)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979, Frances Alcock, John Irvin)
Smiley's People (1982, Simon Langton)
Bubbling under -
For all round charisma, ability and star quality: Denzel Washington
For all round tough working class Irishness (with a heart of gold): Colm Meaney.
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"Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how the Tatty 100 is done, they've seen it done every day, but they're unable to do it themselves." - Brendan Behan
"Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how the Tatty 100 is done, they've seen it done every day, but they're unable to do it themselves." - Brendan Behan