#33921 - Sat Sep 04 2004 10:31 AM
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Registered: Thu Sep 02 2004
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Madonna
Daniel Radcliff
Mel Gibson
Tom cruise
JESSICA SIMPSON!!!!!!!!
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#33922 - Sat Sep 04 2004 07:20 PM
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Participant
Registered: Wed Aug 18 2004
Posts: 23
Loc: New York City
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Madonna? I didn't know she was an actress. What does she play in?
Edited by Greece245 (Wed Sep 29 2004 03:09 PM)
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#33923 - Sun Sep 05 2004 08:00 AM
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Greece - We generally don't like comments like yours above. If you don't like the person, that's fine, but please don't 'make fun of' others because of their tastes.
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#33924 - Sun Sep 05 2004 10:13 AM
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Explorer
Registered: Mon Aug 16 2004
Posts: 72
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My favorites are mostly comedians but not all of them:
Ben Stiller
Adam Sandler
Owen Wilson
Mel Gibson
Tom Cruise (especially in Last Samurai)
Will Ferrel
Ben Affleck
and more...
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#33925 - Sun Sep 05 2004 01:23 PM
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Registered: Wed Aug 18 2004
Posts: 23
Loc: New York City
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I forgot about Adam Sandler. He's great! I love him in Happy Gilmore...
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#33926 - Mon Sep 06 2004 04:46 AM
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Explorer
Registered: Mon Aug 16 2004
Posts: 72
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My favorite are
Ben Stiller
Adam Sandler
Owen Wilson
Mel Gibson
Tom Cruise (in Last Samurai)
Ben Affleck (I dont know if its spelled right)
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#33927 - Sat Sep 25 2004 01:32 PM
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Forum Adept
Registered: Tue Sep 21 2004
Posts: 101
Loc: Pennsylvania USA
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My favorite Actor is: Elijah Wood My favorite Actress is: Kiera Knightley other actors i like: Orlando Bloom, Mel Gibson, Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Billy Boyd, Sean Astin, Dom Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, Richard Dean Anderson, Chris Judge, Ian Mckellen, Johnny Depp....and more that i can't think of at the moment. other actresses: Natalie Portman, Kirten Dunst, Miranda Otto, Cate Blanchett, Liv Tyler, Amanda Tapping, Jennifer Garner...plus more. Well now that I've written quite a lot I will stop and let you go on with your forum readings.  frodobeh
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#33928 - Mon Sep 27 2004 03:14 AM
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Registered: Fri Sep 24 2004
Posts: 57
Loc: Brisbane Queensland Australia
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My list includes Johnny Depp (No one can pull off twisted characters like he can) Bruce Willis, Chris Tucker, Ben Stiller,Peter Phelps (for stingers rather than movie rolls)... the list goes on.....
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#33929 - Thu Jun 16 2005 01:29 AM
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Registered: Wed Aug 07 2002
Posts: 183
Loc: Germany
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My list includes Johnny Depp (No one can pull off twisted characters like he can)
... that's what I was going to say 
He's probably my all-time favorite actor because he can play ANY role and is always 200% credible.
I also admire (meaning: for their talent, not their roles or looks) Christian Bale, Ian McKellen, Gary Oldman, Val Kilmer, Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Kenneth Branagh, Robert Sean Leonard, Alan Rickman and Joaquin Phoenix. Those are the people I'd probably be unable to talk to, should I ever meet them - simply because I have so much respect of how incredibly good their performances are. (I'm sure I forgot some; I'll add them later)
Other favorites include Tom Cruise, Ethan Hawke, Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, Adam Sandler, Brad Pitt, Kiefer Sutherland, Gary Sinise, Kevin Kline, Tim Robbins, Matt Damon, Sean Penn, Hugh Jackman and Rupert Everett. Among others
As for actresses:
The overall "admiration category" includes Emma Thompson, Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet and Jodie Foster... can't think of any more right now...
Other favorites are Drew Barrymore, Liv Tyler, Patricia Arquette, Miranda Richardson, Kirsten Dunst, Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Nicole Kidman and Ashley Judd (who impressed me very much in "De-Lovely")
The fact that I divided my favorites into two categories does not mean that I think those in the second category are bad actors/actresses or something. It's simply because there are some who catch my attention by their incredible charisma and strong presence on the screen; others are just people I like - either because I think they're nice, or they've been in a lot of good movies, or (I admit it) I like the way they look, talk, etc. - but I wouldn't go and watch a movie I'm not really interested in just because one of those is in it. For category one, on the other hand, maybe I would - but only if it's a movie where the person is required to pull all the stops out and act at their very best.
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#33930 - Thu Jun 16 2005 11:28 AM
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Registered: Wed Mar 06 2002
Posts: 587
Loc: Tennessee USA
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I really like Rachel McAdams. She was funny in "The Hot Chick" and "Mean Girls" and absolutely great in "The Notebook" What I like most about her is that, so far, all her characters are portrayed realistically. It doesn't seem like she's acting; she is that person. I also like Jessica Biel because she seems like a good role model. When she did a interview and photo shoot for Seventeen awhile back, they mentioned her racy photos in the magazine Gear(I think that's the name). The next issue had a letter that she wanted printed for the readers in which she expresses her regret in doing the pictures. I think she said she was too hasty in wanting to change her image. Oh, yeah, and she was only 17 at the time! (And they were really kinda creepy, not artistic or anything like that)Anyway, she is a good actress but this is what made me notice her in the first place. As for actors? I still like Ryan Gosling and, also, Ryan Reynolds. But my all-time favorite is JIMMY STEWART!!!
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#33931 - Thu Jun 16 2005 01:44 PM
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Registered: Mon Oct 04 2004
Posts: 56
Loc: Dallas, TX
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Michael Caine + Sleuth = Mmm...
Actors
Patrick Stewart
Jude Law
Tom Cruise
Elijah Wood
Ian McKellan
Bill Murray
Morgan Freeman
Ewan McGregor
James Cromwell
Tom Wilkinson
John DiMaggio
Actresses
Miranda Otto
Gong Li
Zhang Ziyi
Michelle Yeoh
Audrey Hepburn
Emily Browning
Holly Hunter
Cate Blanchett
Scarlett Johansson
Jodie Foster
Keira Knightley
Meryl Streep
Alicia Silverstone
Christy Carlson Romano
Nicole Kidman
Dakota Fanning looks like up and coming talent too - it'll be cool when she's famous enough to avoid stuff like Hide and Seek. >_>
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#33934 - Tue Jul 26 2005 06:37 PM
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Registered: Tue Jan 18 2005
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Loc: Arkansas USA
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This is a tough category to choose...but I tend to stick with the classic man's man types...strong, given to few words but unerringly wise -Real heart stoppers! [along with a few modern upstarts] Offered here in no particular order...
Clark Gable
Harrison Ford
James Stewart
Gary Sinise
Gerard Depardieu
John Wayne
Camaron Mitchell
James Garner
Gary Cooper
Clint Eastwood
Robert Duvall
Second string -...[ some are just attractive, others are funny and lovable.
Johnny Depp
John Goodman
Richard Dreyfuss
Dustin Hoffman
Dudley Moore
Sir John Gilgood
Dan Blocker
Shia Lebeuf
Gene Wilder
Robin Williams
Edited by ktstew (Tue Jul 26 2005 06:38 PM)
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#33935 - Wed Jul 27 2005 02:28 PM
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Registered: Thu Feb 17 2000
Posts: 8089
Loc: Kingsbury London UK
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I don't know the age of everyone here, but there does seem to be a generational pattern forming!
My top actor has to be Woody Allen, at his best I'd rather watch him than anyone else.
The others I like equally,
Michael Caine, used to get on my nerves but has become a national institution.
Anton Rogers (met him once as well!)
Lynda Bellingham
Dudley Moore
Patrick Stewart (watched him rehearse)
Jason Alexander
John Belushi
Phil Silvers
Ron Moody (friend of family as well)
Judi Dench
As these were the first I could think of they should mean more to me than all the others I've forgotten.
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#33936 - Wed Jul 27 2005 06:06 PM
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Mainstay
Registered: Sat Apr 05 2003
Posts: 664
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A short list, all I can come up with right now.
Actresses-
Jennifer Connelly
Zhang Ziyi- Glad to see her mentioned elsewhere on this thread. What an amazing talent she is and her films have sparked an interest in Asian films for me.
Maggie Cheung- For the uninitiated, I highly recommend her "Comrades, Almost A Love Story".
Sarah Polley
Actors-
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Bill Murray
Robert Burke- Really enjoy those Hal Hartley films
Christian Bale
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#33937 - Wed Jul 27 2005 09:56 PM
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Registered: Mon Apr 22 2002
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A hard call to make as there are so many to choose from, past and present. I've decided to limit it to five of each.
The ones who immediately come to mind are:
Actors:
Sean Connery
Harrison Ford
Orlando Bloom
Kevin Costner
Leonardo DiCaprio
Actresses:
Katherine Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Jodie Foster
Sandra Bullock
Cate Blanchett
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#33938 - Wed Jul 27 2005 10:24 PM
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Registered: Fri May 18 2001
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Loc: Canton
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Oh, dear. How do you pick from a lifetime of work? (I'll go with 5 of each, too, though - knowing that I'll change my answers 10 minutes from now...)
Actresses:
I'll admit up front that I like no nonsense and "push-to-the-front-of-the line" women. Some of these reflect that.
- Bette Davis
- Barbara Stanwyck
- Kate Hepburn
- Susan Sarandon
- *my newest rave* Julianne Moore
Actors:
- Sean Penn (I like men who don't get pushed around, too. He surely doesn't.)
- Jimmy Stewart would be a vintage one.
- Johnny Depp
- Peter O'Toole
- Liam Neeson
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#33939 - Wed Jul 27 2005 10:39 PM
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Registered: Mon Apr 22 2002
Posts: 5007
Loc: Western Australia
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Gats, as soon as I posted, I thought "Oh no, I forgot Liam Neeson".
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#33940 - Thu Jul 28 2005 03:48 PM
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Registered: Thu Oct 16 2003
Posts: 10984
Loc: Burlington Ontario Canada
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Wow MG!
It seems our tastes in actresses (if that’s not too politically incorrect a word anymore) are virtually identical. The only one I might add to your list is Julia Roberts, but she would be last on the list because she is inconsistent (either that or she chooses some really bad venues). Her laugh is so wonderfully infectious though, and she deserves full marks for that!
As to men, while I agree whole-heartedly with Connery, Ford and the late addition of Liam Neeson, I don’t believe that Bloom, Costner or DiCaprio are that good. Costner always delivers at least one very stilted speech in every movie, that sounds as if he’s reading from a teleprompter. Bloom has potential, but isn’t there yet, and I cannot honestly see what anyone sees in DiCaprio.
To the list of Connery, Ford and Neeson, I would like to add Kevin Spacey ( a wonderful actor) and Alan Rickman. Of course, dipping back into the past, it’s hard to replace Jimmy Stewart or Cary Grant! John Cusack is also a good, quirky sort of actor.
Ooooh, how could I forget Tom Hanks? He brings so much to every role he undertakes!
Edited by skunkee (Thu Jul 28 2005 03:50 PM)
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#33944 - Thu Jul 28 2005 09:33 PM
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Pure Diamond
Registered: Fri May 18 2001
Posts: 123698
Loc: Canton
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*bonks myself in the head*
I can't believe I left Kevin Spacey off my list! He's terrific even when the movie he's in isn't the greatest!
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#33945 - Sat Jul 30 2005 11:37 AM
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Multiloquent
Registered: Mon Jun 04 2001
Posts: 3313
Loc: Los Angeles
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Dakota Fanning looks like up and coming talent too - it'll be cool when she's famous enough to avoid stuff like Hide and Seek.
You mean famous like Robert De Niro, lol?
My other post is 4 years old, so I think I should get to do an updated one.
Actors:
- Mark Ruffalo
- Daniel Day-Lewis
- Peter Sarsgaard
- Hugh Grant
- Billy Crudup
- Tom Cruise
- Pierce Brosnan
- Jim Carrey (when he gets beyond the shtick)
Actresses:
- Catherine Keener
- Allison Janney
- Frances McDormand
- Julia Roberts
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Joan Allen
- Julianne Moore (but not when she's doing a paycheck movie)
- Jennifer Connely
- Kate Winslet
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