In Reply to: At Close Range showed a complete actor in posted by tinear on February 21, 2005 at 04:34:33:
Yes, Bob Dylan said he had traveled all over the country on the rails like a hobo or tramp. And he sang the "hobo" songs, too. For about 3 years. As soon as he started writing his own songs, the "hobo" thing was over. "Crimson flames tied through their ears" just doesn't convey that hobo experience very well, y'know!What I was trying to point out is that Penn does not play a wide range of characters. Even Bogie was a science-fiction vampire! Look at the wide range of characters Brando essayed. It just seems to me that Penn limits himself to a narrow range of character portrayals. I brought up his background to point out that he is certainly very aware of other kinds of life in these United States. Maybe after the movie with Madonna, he just doesn't get offered those other kinds of roles! But just for example, one of my favorite Alec Baldwin roles is the husband in "Beetlejuice". When I say that to friends, they are shocked to remember that, yes, that was Alec.
Chris Walken...I...love that...guy! A very good actor who can also dance. I wonder how many actors could do his monologue in "Pulp Fiction"?
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Follow Ups
- Re: Bob Dylan's hobo period - Gee LP 10:37:14 02/21/05 (2)
- Re: "...narrow range..."? - rico 02:55:32 02/22/05 (1)
- Re: Rico, what about "I am Sam", too? - Gee LP 10:19:44 02/23/05 (0)