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In Reply to: Lack of Range? posted by Bambi B on March 11, 2005 at 18:13:48:
..that maybe it's 'ok' for actors to have a limited range, to excel at what they do, rather that insisting they have to fulfill a complete range?
Is excelling at what they do 'type-casting'?
This maybe separates the great actors from mere 'character' actors, but I feel certain actors have certain roles down to a 't'.
A great actor, for me, is someone like Montgomery Clift in the Misfits, playing a macho cowboy when in reality he's a fragile gay.
Even Orson Welles never really escaped the roles that he played.
Thinking about versatlity, how about Tim Roth (Little Odessa, Planet of the Apes) or Chris Cooper (just look at his pedigree: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0177933/)?
JS,Yes, I think it's a sign of the better brand of actor when they know their limitations and choose parts accordingly. It's the discrimination combined with self-knowledge that steers them into good roles that they can play effectively.
Katherine Hepburn, who was described at the time as "...running the emothional gamut all the way from A to B" eventually found her niche and did very well. For some actors like Steve McQueen, who must have had the smallest range of anyone I can think of, there would have been no career without his finding that exact niche. Today, I think Johnny Depp always chooses roles that suit him.
You're right about the great versatility of Tim Roth. I kind of pair him with another free-ranger: Gary Oldman. Those two can do Shakespeare to Sci-Fi. English actors generally seem to have a higher proportion with a larger range.
Cheers,
Bambi B
I saw The Magnificent Seven again the other day.
What a great film.
Steve McQueen really knew how to present himself, limits and all, in front of a camera.
Maybe 'charisma' can't be learned????
He had a way with props that made his characters convincing.
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