Some of Hollywood’s most noteworthy performers reveal the male colleagues that inspire them BILL CAMP
“I like watching old films. Orson Welles in ‘The Third Man.’ Peter O’Toole in ‘The Ruling Class.’ Alan Arkin in ‘Catch-22.’ Also, I haven’t seen it in a long time, [but] John Heard in a movie called ‘Cutter’s Way’ with Jeff Bridges— he’s brilliant.”
ANNA KENDRICK “Philip Seymour Hoffman in ‘Boogie Nights.’ He was the greatest actor of our generation, and what he does in that movie is so funny and so heartbreaking.”
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EDWARD NORTON
“Robin Williams in ‘The Fisher King.’ Robin’s story is being a comedian and then working his way to being a more dramatic actor. His performance in this is the perfect blend of comedy and drama—sadness, truth, desire.”
“Javier Bardem’s performance in ‘Biutiful.’ I marvel at that performance. He’s obviously one of the greats, but knowing everything I know about making films and the way that they’re done out of order and all those things—the emotional throughline he sustained in that film, I’m still kind of reeling. It crushed me.”
EDDIE MURPHY
“Everybody should see ‘City Lights’ with Charlie Chaplin. The fact that Charlie Chaplin can make you laugh and make you cry with no sound makes Charlie Chaplin the baddest motherfucker ever. Nobody’s fucking with that.”
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8 Film Performances by Men Every Actor Should See
