| | | my activity | CarlHalling commented in a discussion called What makes an actor charismatic?.
4 days ago
Oh dear, they removed the Robin Sarsdedt song! Oh well...check out this song instead from 1973: "These Foolish Things" by Bryan Ferry; it sums up the kind of craze for the old days favoured by a smattering of youngsters in London, ca. 1974: a forgotten trend! |
| CarlHalling commented in a discussion called What makes an actor charismatic?.
3 days ago
I've seen it both, before and since. It always depresses me that the Dillon character gets (possibly) killed; I feel the same way about Carlito in "Carlito's Way"; two flawed characters; nonetheless you feel for them and get to like them. You feel so bad when they luck out towards the end: two great actors: Dillon and Pacino. They can play ambivalent characters; and yet still make you care. |
| CarlHalling commented in a discussion called What makes an actor charismatic?.
1 day ago
Hi mssnow...yes, long time no see you here. Hope you're well. yes, I agree...it's hard to define. Johnny Depp is a great actor who can play just about any type of character and disappear into each one...charismatic, I'm not sure...but he can certainly put in a compelling performance... |
| CarlHalling commented in a discussion called What makes an actor charismatic?.
1 day ago
He had those heart throb looks in the early days of "24 Jump Street" etc. (and still does), but it seems he didn't want to go down that path, and prefers to disappear into characters. He has the best of both worlds! |
| CarlHalling commented in a discussion called What makes an actor charismatic?.
1 day ago
It is just another day for us; just as I guess St George's Day (April 23rd), which is England's National Day (as well as several other countries) would be in the States. |
| CarlHalling commented in a discussion called What makes an actor charismatic?.
23 hours ago
I didn't say that either Pacino or Dillon were ambivalent; I said they can play ambivalent characters...characters who are contradictory or whatever, and still make you care about them. But I said "can"; they don't always play these characters, or always make me care...others may disagree. |
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| | | Carl Halling. Born again Christian actor, singer, songwriter, musician, writer, a.n. other. Nationality: English. Resident: Suburbia. My avatar photo was taken over 13 years ago, in 1993. |
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