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When I watch a movie and the actor(s) seem to be too natural for the role, or enjoying it too much, it really makes me wonder, and, in many cases, it can send chills down my spine. Is this actor acting out a fantasy they've always had?
I just watched Juliette Lewis in Kalifornia, and some time ago, in Born to Kill (with Woody Harrelson), and in both movies, she plays the girlfriend of a serial killer. And Brad Pitt and Woody Harrelson seem to play the roles so naturally, or, as a fantasy?
It really makes me wonder! Perhaps they didn't have to put any effort into those roles?
Ha! I hope that is a sign of good acting rather than Juliette secretly having a serial killer fetish.
My all-time favorite acting performances:
Margot Martindale as Mags Bennet on TV's JUSTIFIED.
Bryan Cranston in just about everything he has been in, but particular shout-outs to Hal in MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE, Walter White in BREADING BAD, and LBJ in ALL THE WAY.
Rutger Hauer as Roy Batty in BLADE RUNNER.
Al Pacino as Michael Corleone in THE GODFATHER.
Malcolm McDowell as Alex in A CLOCKWORK ORANGE.
Gene Wilder as Frederick Frankenstein in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN.
Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster as Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling in SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.
Robert DeNiro as Travis Bickle in TAXI DRIVER.
Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates in PSYCHO. Still the most sympathetic downright likeable maniac of all time!
Eli Wallach as Tuco in THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY.
But there is still no context for the ultimate triumvirate of Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, and Richard Dreyfuss as the heroes of JAWS.
I just watched Juliette Lewis in Kalifornia, and some time ago, in Born to Kill (with Woody Harrelson), and in both movies, she plays the girlfriend of a serial killer.
Lewis hopes that people believe she takes risks when taking on acting roles. She just played a grad student in HBO’s “I Know This Much is True.” (Adapted from Wally Lamb's book.)
Q: You’ve been in dozens of films and TV shows dating back to the 1980s, yet you always manage to choose unique roles.
Lewis: My hope is that I’m never playing the same person, but you’re always left with the same feeling like, “Oh, that was a Juliette Lewis role. Only she could play that!” Not so [laughs], but I’m glad if you read it that way. It’s about making daring choices or art.
When I watch a movie and the actor(s) seem to be too natural for the role, or enjoying it too much, it really makes me wonder, and, in many cases, it can send chills down my spine. Is this actor acting out a fantasy they've always had?
I just watched Juliette Lewis in Kalifornia, and some time ago, in Born to Kill (with Woody Harrelson), and in both movies, she plays the girlfriend of a serial killer. And Brad Pitt and Woody Harrelson seem to play the roles so naturally, or, as a fantasy?
It really makes me wonder! Perhaps they didn't have to put any effort into those roles? How about you?
No. Never.
It certainly happens that an actor is so good that you might wonder if it's "for real" (such as people wondering whether Leonardo DiCaprio was really retarded in Gilbert Grape), and I think an actor might love living the fantasy of playing a king, but no, I don't attribute any such dark criminal fantasies to actors.
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