The British Actors

Here is a short piece from The New York Times, on a segment that they did on the young British Heartthrobs in showbiz. It fantastic. It gives some insight into what got them into film and why they are so passionate about it. Some started real young and some didn’t get into acting until after drama school. My favorite actor out of this group and actually, greatest actor ever , for me, is Ben Whishaw. He is just a genius on camera. He is elegant and smart, witty and beautiful. He just has a grace about him on camera and the lines he delivers are just perfect.

Some of his best film roles are

Perfume: The Story of a Murder

I’m Not There

Bright Star

Layer Cake

Brideshead Revisited

Enduring Love

Criminal Justice (TV)

I have always had the greatest respect for British actors. I find their style and delivery some of the best in the business. The quality that comes out Great Britain seems more sophisticated and elegant. They seem to have more of an appreciation for what they do and for the people that went before them. As Eddie Redmayne said in the first interview, he almost wanted to quit acting all together after he saw Glen Gary, Glen Ross, because he thought he could never be that great of an actor. It’s nice to see people, especially other actors, really have an appreciation for the art of film.

I have the hugest love for it and I cannot get enough. I look forward to new films all the time and the trailers just hold me over until they come out. I am so looking forward to David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and that doesn’t come out until Christmas of 2011. There is a new Dark Knight film as well as the new Spider-Man and a new Superman. I just cannot wait. Films are continually getting better and there are always new actors/actresses emerging. It is nice to see they really appreciate all the work too.

 

 

 

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