A fantastic quote over on WWTDD (via):
Cameron Diaz was spotted in Santa Monica on the set of “My Sister’s Keeper” yesterday, in which she plays the sister of a girl with leukemia. In the movie, Cameron’s character shaves her head as a show of support. In reality, Cameron took the easy way out and used a cap and makeup. A real actor would have shaved their head. Daniel Day Louis would have actually given himself leukemia.
I’m no Daniel Day Louis fanboy, but I will admit that he’s a remarkable actor. Reading this quote, I was reminded of why actors like DDL always manage to garner immense respect from the filmerati, and Diaz simply becomes a pop culture icon.
It’s not because she won’t shave her head. Instead, it’s because DDL realizes that his job is not only to make US believe in the character he plays, but also to make HIMSELF believe in the actions of that character. Not an easy thing to do.
Post Notes
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scttkrkwd reblogged this from vasta and added:
bah! its called acting, not being. giving yourself leukemia is not acting. gaining a ton of weight is not acting....
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vasta reblogged this from peterwknox and added:
I’m no Daniel Day Louis fanboy, but I will admit that he’s a remarkable actor. Reading this quote, I was reminded of why...
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cinny reblogged this from peterwknox and added:
Daniel Day Lewis is awesome. And Cameron isn’t a fantastic actress—but that’s not bc she didn’t shave her head! Changing...
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tightgrip reblogged this from peterwknox
