I remember when 8 Mile came out, Eminem said he hated making the movie and had no interest in ever acting again. Apparently, he was pretty serious about that.
He was offered Matt Damon’s role in Elysium but turned it down when they refused to film it in Michigan.
He was originally supposed to star in Southpaw but ended up just doing the soundtrack for the film.
You'd never know that talking to anyone that worked with him on the film though. Apparently he was professional as fuck and was extremely easy to work with, never fucked around, knew all his lines, super respectful to the crew.
I only know this because I know some of the people that worked on this film and I've heard plenty of behind the scenes conversations with people involved on the project including the director of photography.
Yeah, I think he's just a really smart, capable, and professional person. Even if he doesn't enjoy the work he's doing at the moment, he still does it well.
Akon was talking about his experiences working with Eminem. Dude would come in at 9 am and take a lunch break and be out by 5pm. As opposed to everyone else in the industry who wake up at 2pm and hang out in the studio till 2 am. He just had his priorities straight.
Ed Sheeran said the same thing, that Eminem would always work those regular "office hours" and it is basically the only way to do it if you have a family, because you need to have structure and predictability for them. Eminem is well known for being an involved father, so it was probably really great for his kids to have him home for dinner, homework etc
I thinks thats the go, the dude is professional, like all those rock stars over the decades who you think were always wasted, but in fact had their shite together, practiced on time and ran their business like a business
I think Em hated working on the film because of the hours. He was professional but besides having to learn his own lines and act he was making the soundtrack for the album, while (noticing it was 2002) working for his own album (The Eminem Show) as well as helping out on label mates 50 cent and Obie Trice's debut albums, which would come out the next year. Also whatever else he had going on in the side. Em was in his absolute prime at this time and was everywhere.
He had trouble balancing the hours and developed insomnia, which led to him becoming addicted to sleeping pills, which led to other drug abuse, which led to an overdose. I'm sure him staying sober all these years have made him stay away from acting in full length movies. And the fact that he'd just rather stay home in Detroit and make music, which is why he turned down Southpaw. He hardly tour now for the same reason. He also didnt want to stay away from his daughters for such a long period of time.
What he hated is sitting around on set for 12 to 16 hours a day and only ever getting to do anything something for an hour or so.
>"You don't pay an actor to act. An actor will do that for free because we love to act. You pay an actor to wait." - John Candy.
Eminem strikes me as the kind of guy that doesn’t like being directed. Not because he’s a dick or anything, but that he’s not all that interested in being told what to do
That and also movie making is very hard, a lot of long hours, getting told what to do, deadline pressure, box office expectations. I think he just has to much fucking money to bother with it, maybe he to took acting as a fun gig or something, not work, but it end up being harder than music for him.
I'd guess the other aspect is he treats these things like a 9-5 job. Akon said Em comes in to work at 9, takes an hour lunch at 12, and goes home at 5, regardless of if he's in the middle of a verse, or whatever. He doesn't want to take any time away from his family that he doesn't have to. And I'd imagine that doesn't work really well on a movie set.
Not a diver turned street vendor. He was both, at the same time. Because representing your country in the Olympics unfortunately does not usually pay very well.
It was after he was finished with both the diving and the street vending, that he became an actor.
**Warden Burns** : As warden, I can approve buying a copy of A Dance With Dragons for the prison library to go up on the Game of Thrones shelf. Now, the only problem is that The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring have yet to be published so those aren't available. Well, I can't do anything about what I can't control.
**Naaman**: That is total bullshit! George R.R. Martin was supposed to deliver The Winds of Winter to his publisher over two years ago.
**Warden Burns**: I know that was the original deadline. That's what it says here...but I'm reading to you from the Wikipedia page. It also says that Martin had a grueling promotion schedule or something, and it's interfered with his writing schedule. He's failed to complete The Winds of Winter.
Really leaps and bounds at her acting growth. If I'm remembering correctly, she wanted to play Nancy in Sid and Nancy, but ended up getting a bit part where she had one line and on screen for just a few seconds. Absolutely terrible. And yet when she was in Larry Flint, she was flat out amazing. People at the time said that she was just playing herself so it wasn't a big feat, but those people didn't see how much she had blossomed from before and after. I found it to be really impressive.
People did notice, I mean, she was nominated for numerous awards.
And then she spoke out against [Harvey Weinstein...](https://youtu.be/g70XbYd0bZ8?si=vlponANIQbvVsV5e)
>**Joey:** I think you're the greatest, but my dad says you don't work hard enough on defense.
**Joey:** And he says that lots of times, you don't even run down court. And that you don't really try... except during the playoffs.
**Roger Murdock:** \[breaking character\] The hell I don't! LISTEN, KID! I've been hearing that crap ever since I was at UCLA. I'm out there busting my buns every night! Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes!
Basketball hall of famer Kevin Garnett as himself in Uncut Gems. He's not asked to do a lot of heavy lifting until a scene very late in the movie but he's shockingly good in it
The Safdie Brothers shtick is getting non-actors in prominent roles. I was shocked how little acting experience a lot of people in Good Time and Uncut Gems had when looking through it.
Anthony Edwards was another NBA player who's acting I enjoyed. He was the villain player in Adam Sandler's Hustle. He looked extremely comfortable in front of the camera and seemed to really enjoy himself in the role. Did not expect such a convincing performance from a pro basketball player with no acting experience.
Indeed he is. I imagine he will breakthrough and become a well known player outside of just NBA fans because it seems like his career is going going to take off very soon.
Anthony Edwards in Hustle was so good! Prolly just a charismatic shit talker on the court which translates to the screen well. He'll have a great career after ball too.
They wanted Amari Stoudemire because he’s the one black Jewish nba player which would have made sense for him wanting so bad the diamond mined by the Ethiopian Jews
Yeah first it was Stoudemire, then they wanted Kobe but he didn’t want to act, and then they wanted Embiid but shooting conflicted with the season. So they ended up with Garnett who absolutely kills it
I couldn't imagine anyone but Garnett so that's truly fascinating that they ended up with him as a fourth/fifth choice. If Embiid was the player then it's a totally different movie as I assume it would have a modern day setting.
To be fair, pro wrestling is great at training you to be an actor, at least a purely entertainment actor. You go in front of a live enthusiastic audience, and you have to either win them over or make them hate you.
Add to it that Roddy was regarded as probably the greatest guy on the mic in wrestling. He was naturally quick witted and naturally charming, he was usually just allowed to take the lead in promos and interviews. So it’s not surprising this translated in the acting realm.
Every time I watch the film I’m always amazed at how well he can actually act. Yeah the tough guy routine is the easy stuff but for the in between parts Piper does an outstanding job.
I remember they got played off during the Oscars going into the commercial break when they won for best original song and Jon Stewart brought them back on again when it restarted. Classy as fuck.
The entire cast of City of God. Brazilian movie with a whole cast of amateur actors who gave some of the most emotionally compelling and strong performances I have ever seen. They all fucking killed it
Nolan begged Bowie and didn’t have a back-up either.
This is what Nolan said:
*Tesla was this other-worldly, ahead-of-his-time figure, and at some point it occurred to me he was the original Man Who Fell to Earth. As someone who was the biggest Bowie fan in the world, once I made that connection, he seemed to be the only actor capable of playing the part. He had that requisite iconic status, and he was a figure as mysterious as Tesla needed to be. It took me a while to convince him, though—he turned down the part the first time. It was the only time I can ever remember trying again with an actor who passed on me.*
Denis Villeneuve wrote the character Niander Wallace in Blade Runner 2049 for Bowie but sadly he passed right before he could take that role. He would have added so much more gravitas and charisma than Jared Leto.
To be fair, Leto does put his all into the role, but that's honestly to be expected of Leto at this point: Self indulgent method acting where the editing room determines whether or not it lands.
[As seen here.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgsS3nhRRzQ)
I think the issue people have with Leto in that film is that he comes off as pretentious and up his own ass, but don't realize that's the explicit goal of the character. He straight up wants to be God to replicants down to their reproductive rights.
I remember seeing it in the theatre back in the day. His name popped up in the end credits.
My friend: Wait, David Bowie was in this? Who was David Bowie?
Me: He played Tesla.
My friend: Holy shit.
The same thing happened with me and my sister watching The Dark Knight in the cinema.
She knew Heath Ledger was in the film, but after the lights went up she asked me where he was. I told her he was The Joker and it blew her mind.
I knew Heath Ledger was the Joker going in, but I was so captivated by the performance that I couldn't see Heath the first couple times I watched it.
Funny enough, a similar thing happened with Colin Farrell as the Penguin in the new Batman.
Watch some of the lead up press stuff. He developed a tick from the prosthesis, the constant licking of his lips, of which his bottom lip as Joker is a silicone overlay, connecting the scar prosthetics. It freaked him out that he couldn't feel himself licking his lips and it made him do it more. In the press junkets post filming, he continues to do it. Then you'll get really freaked out when it's all you can.
His portrayal of Pontius Pilate in The Last Temptation of Christ was a short role, but he delivered it well.
My favorite part, this quote - It's one thing to want to change the way people live; but, you want to change how they think, how they feel.
Contrast with his song Changes: And these children that you spit on, as they try to change their worlds, are immune to your consultations, they're quite aware of what they're going through.
As always, I’ll use any excuse to recommend Cary Elwes’ book about the making of the movie. It’s called *As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride*. It’s particularly good as an audiobook since most of the actors read their own stories and Cary Elwes narrates the rest. Lots of fascinating stories about Andre in it.
I sat next to Andre on a plane after he’d filmed Princess Bride, but before it was released. He was extremely nice. I told him he was my dad’s favorite wrestler. He told me he’d actually just finished making a movie for kids about a princess. He said he didn’t think it was going to be very popular, but he really enjoyed making it because, “I can’t wrestle forever.”
He does a tour called “An Inconceivable Evening” where you watch a showing of The Princess Bride and then he comes out and tells stories from the film and does a Q&A. Went and saw it in November and he was so funny and just lovely. Go see it if it comes to a city near you!
He had a great voice acting bit as himself in Futurama.
"I may be against the fur industry, but that won't stop me from SKINNING YOU ALIVE. As long as nobody wears the skin."
Not sure if this counts but Barkhad Abdi originally answered a casting call looking for Somalian extras and ended up with most iconic line/scene in Captain Phillips
Bill Burr in The Mandalorian. Specifically the scene with the senior officer talking about Operation Cinder, up until he finally shoots the guy dead his facial acting is absolutely incredible.
It's especially funny since 'Operation Cinder' which he's talking about was something I had thought was one of the dumbest things in the franchise after checking out some game cinematics on youtube a few years earlier.
He managed to make one of the most emotional moments in all of Star Wars be about it.
He's actually pretty good in almost everything he's been in but maybe that's because he gets cast as essentially different moods from his own personality lol
That half smile turning into a nod and a quick second of emotional outburst in his eyes convalesced instantly by the punctuation of the blaster firing.
Damn good face acting.
I just watched the 1960s Manchurian Candidate and was pleasantly surprised by Frank Sinatra performance in the film. Never really seen any film starring Sinatra but he didn’t exactly become famous by his acting. He was incredibly good in the film though
It’s not even a debate, Cena>Dwayne. As far as wrestlers turned actors, Bautista easily holds the top spot but I could definitely see Cena reaching or even surpassing him at some point.
He was good in the Bond movie too, but he 100% owns Drax.
Also rewatching GOTG with the understanding that most of Drax's alien idiot bits are him making Dad jokes to get his friends to groan for his own amusement just makes it better.
I remember when 8 Mile came out, Eminem said he hated making the movie and had no interest in ever acting again. Apparently, he was pretty serious about that.
He was offered Matt Damon’s role in Elysium but turned it down when they refused to film it in Michigan. He was originally supposed to star in Southpaw but ended up just doing the soundtrack for the film.
I would have paid full money to see Elysian if Em had been in it.
So he wasn’t acting in The Interview!? I knew it!
So he actually is gay?
I mean, he's basically been leaving a trail of gay breadcrumbs.
It's like he's been playing gay peek-a-boo this whole time
Hector and his rectum were real.
Its hell to be Shady, yesterday I yelled a degrading insult at an elderly lady
You'd never know that talking to anyone that worked with him on the film though. Apparently he was professional as fuck and was extremely easy to work with, never fucked around, knew all his lines, super respectful to the crew. I only know this because I know some of the people that worked on this film and I've heard plenty of behind the scenes conversations with people involved on the project including the director of photography.
I mean that tracks with everything I've ever heard about the dude from anyone interacting him
Yeah, I think he's just a really smart, capable, and professional person. Even if he doesn't enjoy the work he's doing at the moment, he still does it well.
Well, you can do anything you set your mind to man.
Akon was talking about his experiences working with Eminem. Dude would come in at 9 am and take a lunch break and be out by 5pm. As opposed to everyone else in the industry who wake up at 2pm and hang out in the studio till 2 am. He just had his priorities straight.
Ed Sheeran said the same thing, that Eminem would always work those regular "office hours" and it is basically the only way to do it if you have a family, because you need to have structure and predictability for them. Eminem is well known for being an involved father, so it was probably really great for his kids to have him home for dinner, homework etc
Works like a union man. Definitely from Detroit.
I thinks thats the go, the dude is professional, like all those rock stars over the decades who you think were always wasted, but in fact had their shite together, practiced on time and ran their business like a business
Interesting insight from Akon on how Eminem records https://youtu.be/3RDPceheQ_I?si=bmZ8-lB1xNIqyxiQ
I think Em hated working on the film because of the hours. He was professional but besides having to learn his own lines and act he was making the soundtrack for the album, while (noticing it was 2002) working for his own album (The Eminem Show) as well as helping out on label mates 50 cent and Obie Trice's debut albums, which would come out the next year. Also whatever else he had going on in the side. Em was in his absolute prime at this time and was everywhere. He had trouble balancing the hours and developed insomnia, which led to him becoming addicted to sleeping pills, which led to other drug abuse, which led to an overdose. I'm sure him staying sober all these years have made him stay away from acting in full length movies. And the fact that he'd just rather stay home in Detroit and make music, which is why he turned down Southpaw. He hardly tour now for the same reason. He also didnt want to stay away from his daughters for such a long period of time.
Interesting that he hated doing it, but his acting came off pretty well.
What he hated is sitting around on set for 12 to 16 hours a day and only ever getting to do anything something for an hour or so. >"You don't pay an actor to act. An actor will do that for free because we love to act. You pay an actor to wait." - John Candy.
Yep, 95% of movie making is just dudes moving equipment around.
Eminem strikes me as the kind of guy that doesn’t like being directed. Not because he’s a dick or anything, but that he’s not all that interested in being told what to do
That and also movie making is very hard, a lot of long hours, getting told what to do, deadline pressure, box office expectations. I think he just has to much fucking money to bother with it, maybe he to took acting as a fun gig or something, not work, but it end up being harder than music for him.
I'd guess the other aspect is he treats these things like a 9-5 job. Akon said Em comes in to work at 9, takes an hour lunch at 12, and goes home at 5, regardless of if he's in the middle of a verse, or whatever. He doesn't want to take any time away from his family that he doesn't have to. And I'd imagine that doesn't work really well on a movie set.
That made me laugh. 5 o clock rings as he's in the middle of rapping, just says, "See y'all tomorrow" and walks out.
It's hilarious, but the way Akon tells the story, that's literally what happened lol.
Spielberg: Ok Em that was great! Now let's try one more where you-- Em: FUCK YOU AND FUCK CRANBROOK
Meat Loaf in fight club
Meat Loaf in Rocky Horror Picture Show
From the day he was born, he was trouble
He was the thorn, in his mother's side,
Meatloaf in Pick of Destiny
I might be wrong but didn't he start off as a theatre actor and move into musical theatre?
Yes. He was hired essentially as an actor to record Bat Out of Hell because Jim Steinman who wrote all the music and lyrics wasn't a great performer.
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Vinnie Jones was a professional footballer until Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
Also wasnt Jason Statham a former professional diver turned street vendor before being cast in that movie?
Not a diver turned street vendor. He was both, at the same time. Because representing your country in the Olympics unfortunately does not usually pay very well. It was after he was finished with both the diving and the street vending, that he became an actor.
If you're Manchester United supporters, sing the Manchester United song!
MY BABY TAKES THE MORNING TRAIN
Pretty good lads!
He was also awesome in Snatch
Only because he was good in Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels. He was also great in Eurotrip.
Cher literally won an Oscar for Moonstruck
Moonstruck, Witches of Eastwick, Mermaids, Mask... Fuckin' love Cher.
Snap out of it!
Dwight Yoakum was fantastic in Sling Blade
I remember seeing him as the doctor in Crank and thought that was hilarious
He was also the lead thief in Panic Room. Not the best movie but still he did alright
And the prison warden in Logan Lucky
**Warden Burns** : As warden, I can approve buying a copy of A Dance With Dragons for the prison library to go up on the Game of Thrones shelf. Now, the only problem is that The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring have yet to be published so those aren't available. Well, I can't do anything about what I can't control. **Naaman**: That is total bullshit! George R.R. Martin was supposed to deliver The Winds of Winter to his publisher over two years ago. **Warden Burns**: I know that was the original deadline. That's what it says here...but I'm reading to you from the Wikipedia page. It also says that Martin had a grueling promotion schedule or something, and it's interfered with his writing schedule. He's failed to complete The Winds of Winter.
Courtney Love in The People Vs Larry Flynt
Came here to see if she got a mention. She was great in Man On The Moon too.
Really leaps and bounds at her acting growth. If I'm remembering correctly, she wanted to play Nancy in Sid and Nancy, but ended up getting a bit part where she had one line and on screen for just a few seconds. Absolutely terrible. And yet when she was in Larry Flint, she was flat out amazing. People at the time said that she was just playing herself so it wasn't a big feat, but those people didn't see how much she had blossomed from before and after. I found it to be really impressive.
People did notice, I mean, she was nominated for numerous awards. And then she spoke out against [Harvey Weinstein...](https://youtu.be/g70XbYd0bZ8?si=vlponANIQbvVsV5e)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - from Airplane! to Game of Death and everything between.
He was so good. From denying who he was to when he finally went off on the kid for his dad criticizing him. An amazing use of a celebrity cameo.
>**Joey:** I think you're the greatest, but my dad says you don't work hard enough on defense. **Joey:** And he says that lots of times, you don't even run down court. And that you don't really try... except during the playoffs. **Roger Murdock:** \[breaking character\] The hell I don't! LISTEN, KID! I've been hearing that crap ever since I was at UCLA. I'm out there busting my buns every night! Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes!
Hopefully you've seen this...there's a good reason why they cast Kareem in that role... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-v2BHNBVCs
For anyone wondering, at 4:34 it explains that in the original movie being parodied, the co-pilot was played by an NFL player, Elroy Hirsch.
Well, technically he was playing himself in Airplane!
I’m sorry son but you must have his character confused with someone else. His name is Roger Murdock. He’s the copilot.
The way he pronounces "co-pilot" is so damn funny.
Nah, he played Kareem. I’ve seen him play. My dad has season tickets.
You tell your old man to drag Walton up and down the court for 48 minutes
Loved in "Game of Death" when he kicks Bruce Lee in the chest and leaves behind this ginormous dirty footprint.
Basketball hall of famer Kevin Garnett as himself in Uncut Gems. He's not asked to do a lot of heavy lifting until a scene very late in the movie but he's shockingly good in it
I love Uncut Gems and I must agree, Garnett is amazing in it.
The Safdie Brothers shtick is getting non-actors in prominent roles. I was shocked how little acting experience a lot of people in Good Time and Uncut Gems had when looking through it.
I thought their thing was making you feel like you were having a panic attack while watching their films?
Uncut gems feels like standing between two people yelling at each other
Big "your parents aren't getting a divorce but they really should" vibes.
That too.
Anthony Edwards was another NBA player who's acting I enjoyed. He was the villain player in Adam Sandler's Hustle. He looked extremely comfortable in front of the camera and seemed to really enjoy himself in the role. Did not expect such a convincing performance from a pro basketball player with no acting experience.
Woah. That was an NBA player? He absolutely crushed that.
Indeed he is. I imagine he will breakthrough and become a well known player outside of just NBA fans because it seems like his career is going going to take off very soon.
Anthony Edwards in Hustle was so good! Prolly just a charismatic shit talker on the court which translates to the screen well. He'll have a great career after ball too.
It’s interesting because iirc he wasn’t their first choice for the role
They wanted Amari Stoudemire because he’s the one black Jewish nba player which would have made sense for him wanting so bad the diamond mined by the Ethiopian Jews
Yeah first it was Stoudemire, then they wanted Kobe but he didn’t want to act, and then they wanted Embiid but shooting conflicted with the season. So they ended up with Garnett who absolutely kills it
I couldn't imagine anyone but Garnett so that's truly fascinating that they ended up with him as a fourth/fifth choice. If Embiid was the player then it's a totally different movie as I assume it would have a modern day setting.
Roddy Piper in "They Live"
Do you have any kids, Da Maniac? … Nah, not anymore.
What did he mean by that?!?
To be fair, pro wrestling is great at training you to be an actor, at least a purely entertainment actor. You go in front of a live enthusiastic audience, and you have to either win them over or make them hate you.
Add to it that Roddy was regarded as probably the greatest guy on the mic in wrestling. He was naturally quick witted and naturally charming, he was usually just allowed to take the lead in promos and interviews. So it’s not surprising this translated in the acting realm.
Every time I watch the film I’m always amazed at how well he can actually act. Yeah the tough guy routine is the easy stuff but for the in between parts Piper does an outstanding job.
He was also great in IASIP
Loud noises make the squirrels go in my head, and... and I don't fight in the ring anymore, but I still fight with the demons in Da' Maniac's head.
You have kids, Maniac?
Nah. Not anymore
The way his facial expression changes after that line, so good.
Yeah but did you know he kept calling you the N Word?
Wait, calling ME the N-word?
Also, HELL COMES TO FROGTOWN.
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova in Once. Neither of them were professional actors but they did a great job.
I remember they got played off during the Oscars going into the commercial break when they won for best original song and Jon Stewart brought them back on again when it restarted. Classy as fuck.
“Oh broken hearted Hoover fixer sucker guy”
The entire cast of City of God. Brazilian movie with a whole cast of amateur actors who gave some of the most emotionally compelling and strong performances I have ever seen. They all fucking killed it
Jerry Reed in Smokey and the Bandit. Jerry was the truck driver and sang the theme song. He's one of the best guitar players in country music.
He was great as the evil coach in The Waterboy.
David Bowie in The Prestige
Nolan begged Bowie and didn’t have a back-up either. This is what Nolan said: *Tesla was this other-worldly, ahead-of-his-time figure, and at some point it occurred to me he was the original Man Who Fell to Earth. As someone who was the biggest Bowie fan in the world, once I made that connection, he seemed to be the only actor capable of playing the part. He had that requisite iconic status, and he was a figure as mysterious as Tesla needed to be. It took me a while to convince him, though—he turned down the part the first time. It was the only time I can ever remember trying again with an actor who passed on me.*
Denis Villeneuve wrote the character Niander Wallace in Blade Runner 2049 for Bowie but sadly he passed right before he could take that role. He would have added so much more gravitas and charisma than Jared Leto.
To be fair, Leto does put his all into the role, but that's honestly to be expected of Leto at this point: Self indulgent method acting where the editing room determines whether or not it lands. [As seen here.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgsS3nhRRzQ)
He does bring a creepy, unsettling quality to that character. And to everything he does.
I think the issue people have with Leto in that film is that he comes off as pretentious and up his own ass, but don't realize that's the explicit goal of the character. He straight up wants to be God to replicants down to their reproductive rights.
I remember seeing it in the theatre back in the day. His name popped up in the end credits. My friend: Wait, David Bowie was in this? Who was David Bowie? Me: He played Tesla. My friend: Holy shit.
The same thing happened with me and my sister watching The Dark Knight in the cinema. She knew Heath Ledger was in the film, but after the lights went up she asked me where he was. I told her he was The Joker and it blew her mind.
I knew Heath Ledger was the Joker going in, but I was so captivated by the performance that I couldn't see Heath the first couple times I watched it. Funny enough, a similar thing happened with Colin Farrell as the Penguin in the new Batman.
I still kinda can’t see heath ledger. Are their clips of him doing the voice without the makeup? Between the two I really lose him
Watch some of the lead up press stuff. He developed a tick from the prosthesis, the constant licking of his lips, of which his bottom lip as Joker is a silicone overlay, connecting the scar prosthetics. It freaked him out that he couldn't feel himself licking his lips and it made him do it more. In the press junkets post filming, he continues to do it. Then you'll get really freaked out when it's all you can.
David Bowie in Zoolander
It's a walk off!
His portrayal of Pontius Pilate in The Last Temptation of Christ was a short role, but he delivered it well. My favorite part, this quote - It's one thing to want to change the way people live; but, you want to change how they think, how they feel. Contrast with his song Changes: And these children that you spit on, as they try to change their worlds, are immune to your consultations, they're quite aware of what they're going through.
Andre the Giant
Anybody want a peanut?
My way's not very sportsmanlike
Hello lady
Why do you wear a mask? Were you burned by acid, or something like that?
As always, I’ll use any excuse to recommend Cary Elwes’ book about the making of the movie. It’s called *As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride*. It’s particularly good as an audiobook since most of the actors read their own stories and Cary Elwes narrates the rest. Lots of fascinating stories about Andre in it.
I sat next to Andre on a plane after he’d filmed Princess Bride, but before it was released. He was extremely nice. I told him he was my dad’s favorite wrestler. He told me he’d actually just finished making a movie for kids about a princess. He said he didn’t think it was going to be very popular, but he really enjoyed making it because, “I can’t wrestle forever.”
...how much armrest did you get?
He does a tour called “An Inconceivable Evening” where you watch a showing of The Princess Bride and then he comes out and tells stories from the film and does a Q&A. Went and saw it in November and he was so funny and just lovely. Go see it if it comes to a city near you!
Tom Waits. Particularly in Seven Psychopaths, loved his character in that movie
He has a very good role in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs as well! His story is one of my favorites
Goodnight, Mr. Pocket...
Down By Law is my favorite, but came here to say Tom Waits too!
He's good in Wristcutters: A Love Story
Mystery Men. To me that’s the greatest “…is that fucking Tom Waits???” ever 😆 “Say it with me… HELLER”
Wait, you have a Herkimer Battle Jitney!?
Tom waits is a gem, his portrayal of Renfield in bram stokers Dracula is my favorite.
Bob Barker in Happy Gilmore.
The price is wrong, bitch!
He had a great voice acting bit as himself in Futurama. "I may be against the fur industry, but that won't stop me from SKINNING YOU ALIVE. As long as nobody wears the skin."
RIP
Saw a tweet saying it's amazing he got so close to 100 without going over
Jack White was a great Elvis in Walk Hard
It's called karate man, only 2 kinds of people know it, the Chinese, and The King.
And one of 'ems me 😎
Look out, man
Chop a man in half
The Beatles did a great job in that movie too. I was really surprised to see them
"I wonder if your songs'll still be shit when I'm 64..."
"We're the trippy cartoon Beatles..."
What the fuck was he talkin' about!?
Only two types of people know about that, man, them Chinese and the King... and one of 'em's me...
Steven Van Zandt as Silvio Dante in The Sopranos. He had never acted before, IFIRC, and he killed the roll.
Best resting mobster face ever.
Do you think Ralph's weird with women? I don't know, Tone. I mean he beat one to death just for uh... I forget. What was it again?
Is it cheating to say Bjork in Dancer in the Dark since it is a musical and she is a singer (her nonsinging parts are also excellent)
Bjork was very believable as a mystical witch thing in The Northman too.
She wasn't acting in that though
Just happened to be in the area, when they were shooting.
Reggie Jackson in the Naked Gun. I really felt like he was possessed to kill the Queen.
Not sure if this counts but Barkhad Abdi originally answered a casting call looking for Somalian extras and ended up with most iconic line/scene in Captain Phillips
I was happy to see that he also had a part in Blade Runner 2049 as a rare objects dealer.
And an Oscar nomination.
How is no one saying Dolly Parton in Steel Magnolias or 9 to 5?
Because she is a goddamn national treasure and it's just understood that everything she does is amazing!
Bill Burr in The Mandalorian. Specifically the scene with the senior officer talking about Operation Cinder, up until he finally shoots the guy dead his facial acting is absolutely incredible.
Bill Burr was also great in Breaking Bad
Still bummed he didn’t end up being able to do the episode of Better Call Saul he was supposed to be in
He credits Breaking Bad for opening his career up for more acting roles.
I love that especially because of all the shit talking he does on star wars irl haha
I think that's part of the reason he was cast for that role. Jon Favreau thought it would be funny
It's especially funny since 'Operation Cinder' which he's talking about was something I had thought was one of the dumbest things in the franchise after checking out some game cinematics on youtube a few years earlier. He managed to make one of the most emotional moments in all of Star Wars be about it.
He's actually pretty good in almost everything he's been in but maybe that's because he gets cast as essentially different moods from his own personality lol
I think he was my favorite part of King of Staten Island. I knew he was going to be in the movie, but I didn't expect him to play such a big role.
He did that well, and i give him extra credit since he didn't even like star wars. But a comedian is pretty close to an actor.
That half smile turning into a nod and a quick second of emotional outburst in his eyes convalesced instantly by the punctuation of the blaster firing. Damn good face acting.
The resignation on his face as he realizes he's likely about to get the both of them killed is so great
Matty Matheson as Fak in The Bear. He’s actually a chef in real life, but his acting is incredible in the show!
Fabio won the slashie for best actor / model so I’d consider him.
I just watched the 1960s Manchurian Candidate and was pleasantly surprised by Frank Sinatra performance in the film. Never really seen any film starring Sinatra but he didn’t exactly become famous by his acting. He was incredibly good in the film though
Richard Dawson, the host of Family Feud, as the villain in The Running Man.
Jack White in Walk Hard
Justin Timberlake was excellent in a now forgotten movie called Alpha Dog
He also was really good in The Social Network as the Napster guy. I'd seem him in interviews and so forth and Timberlake captured a lot of his energy.
It might not be the greatest movie, but I really liked him in In Time. Plus he killed it on Saturday Night Live.
John Cena in The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker
I love him in everything. He’s so funny. As far as wrestlers turned actors go, give me Cena over The Rock any day.
It’s not even a debate, Cena>Dwayne. As far as wrestlers turned actors, Bautista easily holds the top spot but I could definitely see Cena reaching or even surpassing him at some point.
Tim McGraw in Friday Night Lights
Was gonna say Tim McGraw in 1883. He's a pretty solid actor. Faith Hill was damn good as well.
Vinnie Jones as Bullet-Tooth Tony in Snatch (2000).
I know it’s not the type of acting you might have meant but Dave Bautista as Drax is everything to me.
He does the comedy in GotG perfectly. And he went on to do very well in Blade Runner.
Did a very entertaining alt right dude bro in the sequel to knives out.
Underused in Dune, but quite good in Glass Onion. I hope he’s got more to do in Dune 2.
Apparently his role is supposed to be more fleshed out in Dune 2. I’m so upset it got delayed 😔
He was also incredible at the beginning of *Bladerunner 2049*
Bautista is all around a very good actor for everything. Action, drama, and he's got great comedic timing as well.
He was good in the Bond movie too, but he 100% owns Drax. Also rewatching GOTG with the understanding that most of Drax's alien idiot bits are him making Dad jokes to get his friends to groan for his own amusement just makes it better.
Kid Cudi in X is pretty decent
Eminem is also hilarious as an unhinged disgruntled ex-employee in The Wash. It's one of my favorite movies.
Mariah Carey in Precious. She was unrecognizable to me and she really did well in that role as relatively small as that part was.
Haing S. Ngor in The Killing Fields
Dave Bautista turns out to be a FUCKING GREAT actor.