Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, John Wayne all of these greats had something about them that rendered the audience incapable of taking their eyes off of them, even when said actors were very clearly sleepwalking through their scenes to collect a paycheck. No, to make a splash in Hollywood, an actor needs something more, something almost indefinable, a kind of magnetism, a certain je ne se quois that sets him or her apart from the rest of the people standing around on the set while the Director of Photography yet again argues with the Director on the framing of yet another talky two-shot.Įvery successful actor in movie history had this. And, sometimes, not even that (yes, Shia Labeouf, I’m talking directly to you). A successful movie actor has to be more than merely a competent performer.
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