You know something? That sounds right.

Is his name Chad? Or Trevor? Or Preston? Or does he have some sort of Roman numeral at the end of his name? Because I feel like it should be one or all of these. Preston Trevor-Chad III.

I almost vomited up lunch at this; what a self-important, condescending blowhard.

Except your following comment of “we are all in this together” can be interpreted as your feeling shut out of their mourning. I think most of the commenters issues with what you have been writing is that it is coming across (not saying it’s your intention, but how it is coming across) is very dismissive of the idea of…

“I’m all for the gay community staying strong together of course ...”

She is CONSISTENTLY the best part of everything she is in.

NO. HE. DIDN’T.

Norm Lewis is a personal fave of mine. His use of straight tones to vibrato is spectacular.

Solid pun. I enjoy.

You also tend to see younger singers emoting rather than acting. Basically, I’m supposed to be sad at this line/I’m supposed to be scared at this line/this line is about being happy, I’ll smile. It brings you out when you realize it’s more pantomime to song rather than actual acting. But, that will come with maturity.

It’s easy to forget those types of roles when you have an actor in big franchises and showy roles. He has an impressive character range, it must be said.

When will these pop singers realize, a single note held strongly and without wavering is far more impressive a feat than some caterwauling run?

Agree. There is this fantasic episode of Master Class with Patti Lupone as the mentor, and she’s trying to explain to this 15-ish year old girl that the song she is singing (which for the life of me I can’t remember what it was, a Sondheim I believe) that the song is about sex, about her need for sex, and the girl is…

I would definitely consider Mark Ruffalo to be a prestigious actor, and an exceptional one at that. I don’t think it’s fair to count in his earlier work (like “13 Going on 30") because that was him trying to make a name for himself into an industry in whatever role he could find. “The Normal Heart,” “Spotlight,” “The…

I think Method gets a bad rap sometimes, because it has become a blanket term for anyone who gets immersed in a role in anyway: lost/gained weight for a role? Method. Wore less makeup and looked somewhat plain? Method. Put in some modicum of effort from an actor who generally does not do much acting? Method.

Haha. Exactly. I think it more so speaks volumes to him and his skill level that he cannot seem to work with someone who is more classically trained. By all accounts, it seems that Kiera is very well respected within the industry, seems to be a consummate professional, and directors enjoy working with her, and has a…

Agree, but if this guy is willing to refer to Kiera Knightly as merely “a supermodel,” then I think it’s doubtful he knows the ins and outs of acting theory and method.

There are essentially two schools of thoughts in terms of acting: 1, that the actor puts on a mask to create a character, essentially creating emotion and pathos and motive/intention from their perception of the character; and 2, that the actor “removes” masks, taking their own emotions, motives and experiences and…

Again, it does not appear that the commenters were unaware of the meaning of the lyrics, but rather calling the author out that they did not know that what she wrote CAME from a song.

You’re making an unfair assumption. I imagine most of the people who know the song know the meaning of it. The intro to the song (“oh my god Becky, look at her butt”) lays out the tone pretty explicitly.