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RE: I agree with what you are saying....

Posted by tinear on June 18, 2007 at 16:49:06:
You say Depp is a character actor and then compare him to guys you say are leads.
My point wasn't about characterizations of different acting categories but, rather, that many of today's leading actors are boyish.
As an aside, I wouldn't characterize Jackson as a lead actor. He hasn't had a lead in any major film but rather shared it in many, including his most famous roles which both were in Tarantino films.
Whom would you cast in any role Mitchum, Bogart, Cooper, Stewart, or Gable played?
These actors all developed powerful screen personas, true... that's why they were so successful.
I can't think of any actors now working that have that "honesty." Mostly, it's ironic toughness now, like Clooney plays. Or that Pacino or DeNiro have been reduced to portraying.
Sometime ago, the anti-hero came of age and nothing has replaced him. Spacey, Irons, and Malkovich are all wonderful actors but each is... a touch effeminate.
As far as who could kick who's ass... that's how you rank greatness? Hell, Ahhnie could probably have bent Wayne in two.