Chameleon Actress
Chameleon Actress
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#1Chameleon Actress
Posted: 5/30/14 at 8:30pm
I'm watching Monuments Men and I think Cate Blanchett is the most versatile actress who has the ability to lose herself in a character. Some people have said that Meryl Streep is the best, but I've always felt it was just Meryl putting on a wig or a funny nose.
Who do you think is the best at putting on the full character?
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#2Chameleon Actress
Posted: 5/30/14 at 10:10pmFirst names that come to mind are Tilda Swinton and Viola Davis. Also, I think Jessica Chastain is on her way to that league. Robert Downey, Jr and Daniel Day-Lewis are the first actors who come to mind.
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#2Chameleon Actress
Posted: 5/30/14 at 11:06pmOh yes Daniel Day-Lewis. And Guy Pearce.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#3Chameleon Actress
Posted: 5/30/14 at 11:33pm
Isabelle Huppert, Audra McDonald, Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Angelica Huston, Tilda Swinton, Samantha Morton and Toni Collette
Updated On: 6/2/14 at 11:33 PM
#4Chameleon Actress
Posted: 5/31/14 at 3:09amMiranda Richardson is on my list.
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We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
#5Chameleon Actress
Posted: 5/31/14 at 8:56amToni Collette. Her performance in The Sixth Sense is one of my favorite of all time. So subtle and brilliant. I remember watching Muriel's Wedding and The Sixth Sense over a weekend and couldn't believe it was the same woman.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#6Chameleon Actress
Posted: 5/31/14 at 9:48amOh yes, Toni Collette. If you haven't seen Clockwatchers, you should see it. It nails the portrayal of office life perfectly.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#7Chameleon Actress
Posted: 5/31/14 at 10:33pmSince it's the present-day dazzling performance in the spotlight most, Tatiana Maslany is otherwordly in her versatility on ORPHAN BLACK.
Words don't deserve that kind of malarkey. They're innocent, neutral, precise, standing for this, describing that, meaning the other, so if you look after them you can build bridges across incomprehension and chaos. But when they get their corners knocked off, they're no good anymore…I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.
#8Chameleon Actress
Posted: 5/31/14 at 11:07pm
For guys: Gary Oldman!
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#9Chameleon Actress
Posted: 5/31/14 at 11:07pm
For guys: Gary Oldman!
Those Blocked: SueStorm. N2N Nate. Good riddence to stupid! Rad-Z, shill begone!
#10Chameleon Actress
Posted: 6/2/14 at 12:20pm
Cate Blanchett is twice the actress that Meryl ever was, even in her early 80s sky rocket to fame days. Don't get me wrong. Meryl is a national treasure, and has earned her crown as the Queen of the Film Industry. But looking at Blanchett's resume, there is no comparison. The woman can literally do anything. And has!
And I concur with those that mentioned Jessica Chastain and Tilda Swinton.
dreaming
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/24/09
#11Chameleon Actress
Posted: 6/2/14 at 12:34pmAMEN! I love Cate Blanchett. She's truly a remarkable talent. I first saw her in a little film called "Paradise Road" and she was very, very good. I love her Galadriel in the "Lord of the Rings" films as well as her performance in "Uncle Vanya" that I saw on stage at City Center. (Going to see "The Maids" and can't wait.) I think she's more effortless than Meryl (I agree with Jerry Seinfeld re: Streep: You can see the gears turning when she acts). I prefer actors who don't remind me that they're acting. I think Gary Oldman is an impressive male actor. I also concur with Toni Collette's versatility but feel Cate Blanchett is just in a different league. Jessica Chastain is also very, very good. I loved her in "The Heiress" and her film work. She's a very talented young lady. I think maybe Jennifer Lawrence will get there someday too. She has an awfully good instinct as an actress-and that's something you can't teach.
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