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E.H. Ruddock wrote:William Fichtner
Do you have an answer for us or are you just typing names ?
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Jorge wrote:I love TC and he's great in the roles he plays. Really don't care that he's not a showy actor with a broad range
He doesn't have a broad range but he's the poster child for showy.
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Strat wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:William Fichtner
Do you have an answer for us or are you just typing names ?
I threw out there for discussion
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tragabigzanda wrote:
Strat wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Probably his biggest stretches are Magnolia and Born On the 4th of July, both of which he’s great in… but his part in Magnolia is perhaps more shocking than impressive, and Born does rely on a good wig, a wheelchair, and Oliver Stone.

Joe may be on to something here.
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He’s great in this, but the verbose, articulate, and passionate delivery of his lines is no different than Ethan Hunt or American Made guy or Jerry Maguire.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Strat wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:William Fichtner
Do you have an answer for us or are you just typing names ?
I threw out there for discussion
Yes i think he's great! A name unfamiliar but a face you recognize from countless shows and movies.
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Fun one for discussion:

Willem Dafoe.....
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Absolute great!
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epilogue wrote:
Jorge wrote:I love TC and he's great in the roles he plays. Really don't care that he's not a showy actor with a broad range
He doesn't have a broad range but he's the poster child for showy.
We're obviously defining it differently
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Jorge wrote:I love TC and he's great in the roles he plays. Really don't care that he's not a showy actor with a broad range
I’m pretty much the same.
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Are we defining greatness by someone who is more of a character actor or a guy like tom Cruise who can just steal a scene by his confidence and professionalism?

Can be both, sure. Are you generally drawn to the likes of a Willem Dafoe/Jared leto/Christian Bale or does a guy like Tom Cruise deserve just as much accolades as some of the more eccentric actors who inhabit a role to the detriment of their own well being?
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Brad Pitt is always kind of just...Brad Pitt but ill be damned if i dont just love watching what he does as he does it so well.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Strat wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:William Fichtner
Do you have an answer for us or are you just typing names ?
I threw out there for discussion
That’s what I’ve been doing also. I think some haven’t picked up that we’re doing this.
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Jorge wrote:Absolute great!
Agreed.
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I like this thread.
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:I like this thread.
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Jorge wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:I like this thread.
Thanks
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Jorge wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:I like this thread.
Thanks
Okay.
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Jorge wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:I like this thread.
Thanks
Okay.
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Jorge wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Jorge wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:I like this thread.
Thanks
Okay.
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Why are you being weird?

Also, do you think I could be a good actor?
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