The Greatest Actor

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Hiya guys / gals.
Following last weeks programme on Channel 4 i wanted to see everyone elses favourite actor as i was dissapointed at the final result.
Just write a list 1-10 down the left hand side of the screen and write down who you think is the Greatest actor/ress in order. 1 being the best


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1: Anthony Hopkins
2: Alan Rickman
3: Maggie Smith
4: Judy Dench
5: Jeremy Brett
6: Dustin Hoffman
7: Ian Mckellen
8: Julie Walters
9: Ian Richardson
10:Jonathan Pryce


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David Sayers
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1.Antony Sher (Stage god!)
2.John Malcovich
3.Al Pacino (even when he shouts)
4.Phillip Seymour Hoffman
5.Judi Dench
6.Maggie Smith
7.Timothy Spall
8.Gary Oldman
9.James Stewart (Vertigo, Flight of the Phoenix etc)
10.David Tennant


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1.Jonny Depp (Makes any crap film good)
2.Julie Walters (Two Soups)
3.Anthony Hopkins
4.Joanna Lumley (for Patsy of course!)
5.Dame Maggie Smith (Gosford Park)
6.Sir John Gielgud (Arthur)
7.Kathy Bates
8.Rik Mayall (Any one of his characters)
9=River Phoenix (My own private Idaho)
9=Leonardo Di Caprio(What's eating Gilbert Grape)
9=Brad Pitt (12 Monkeys / Fight Club)
10. Divine (so bad she's FAB!)

Anyone who disputes this is just WRONG! hehe!

XXX


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Daisy Brydon
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1. Sean Penn (Mystic River, I am Sam)
2. Al pacino
3. Robert De Niro
4. Ed Norton (Fight Club)
5. Audry Hepburn
6. Juliette Binoche
7. River Pheonix
8. Gabrielle Byrne
9. Hugh Bonneville
10. Roger Allam (if anyone saw him in 'Blackbird')

Future great actors: jake Gillenhall (can't spell his name, but he was brilliant in Brokeback mountain), Scarlet Johanson.

Alot of you will protest, but i really do think the 'eminem' what ever his real name is, was great in 8mile and he has talent, but he doesn't, for obvious reasons, belong in any list of great actors!


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This is a tough one but here goes:

1) Sir Laurence Olivier
2) Paul Scofield
3) John Hurt (Elephant Man, 1984,Naked Civil Servant)
4) Bette Davis (All About Eve, Baby Jane,)
5) Vivien Leigh (Streetcar Named Desire)
6) Montgomery Clift
7) Jodi Foster (The Accused, Silence Of The Lambs)
8) Dirk Bogarde (The Servant, The Nightporter, Victim)
9) Daniel Day Lewis
10) Alec Guinness

These are just some of the people who inspired me to act.


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1 - Daniel Day-Lewis
2 - Al Pacino
3 - John Cusack
4 - Johnny Depp
5 - Jodie Foster
6 - Jack Nicholson
7 - Morgan Freeman
8 - Sir John Mills
9 - John Candy (Funny Funny Man)
10- Nicole Kidman


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Matt Damon
Leonardo de Caprio(Particularily his early stuff)
Johnny Depp
Robert De Niro
Peter Sellars
Robin Williams
Al Pacino
Marlon Brando
Michael Caine
Kevin Spacey



By the way, who were the top three..? (I fell asleep..!)


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1.Anthony Hopkins(Anything)
2.Paul Newman(He really did eat 50 eggs)
3.Gene Hackman(The King of anger)
4.Steve Mcqueen( - Nuff said))
5.Johnny Depp(Pirates, Fear and Loathing)
6.Gene Kelly(Just dont make actors like this now)
7.Philip Seymour Hoffman(the king chameleon)
8.Sean Penn(I AM Sam, Mystic River)
9.Christian Bale(American Psycho, Machinist)
10.Robert de Niro(Untouchables, Heat)

That was so much harder than I thought.

If you disagree then its a throwdown at twenty paces!


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I will have to disagree with you Melissa!

So when can we have that wrestling match?

Ha ha!

Leighton


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Daisy Brydon
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steve,

i have to agree with your list, i found it incredibly difficult to put so many great actors into a list of 10!! can't believe i missed out Steve Mcqueen, and phillip seymou hoffman (his portrayal of capote was incredible, he sounded just like him - so my grandmother tells me!!)

don't you all hate that question 'So who's the actor/actress who inspired you most?' i can never answer the question the way i want to , there are so many fantastic actors, that it is a selection that have inspired me, and continue to inspire me. what do you think?
Daisy xx


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daisy it was very very difficult. there are so many actors who have moments of brilliance leonardo di caprio in gilbert grape, clint eastwood in unforgiven, brando and pacino in godfather and so on.
What I tried to do was think of actors who consistently did great work. Steve McQueen(who I was named after) was a incredibly underrated actor with so much subtlety in his performance. The expression - "Its all in the eyes" could have been written about him. Seymour-hoffman is probably the greatest character actor around today. His back catalogue of work is outstanding. Special mention to Gene Kelly too as without hesitation the greatest all-round talent cinema has witnessed. To act well is one thing. To act, SING, dance acrobatically AND at the same time make it appear effortless NOW thats TALENT!!
I cant think of a single actor who could approach that kind of level these days.


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I think the way forward to be a great actor is to have your name end in 'O'.

Brando (even though his name was originally Brandeux)
Pacino,
Di Caprio,
De Niro
Russell Cro.............we

What you think?

Kris Scholeso


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maybe its an italian sounding name that we all need. pacino, de niro, di caprio. which makes melissa current leader for stardom. deed poll here i come.

steve tomato.lol


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im sure its possible to share names these days melissa. there must be an italian connection to ricci somewhere in your history. unless of course you 'married' into the mob in which case i should chose my words VERY carefully!!

for me perhaps il revert to the name the director of my first film project chose to call me by -steve dumbass. Now thats out there I'l never hear the end of it.lol


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cant say. professional courtesy. must be extended if not returned. As for Ricci perhaps its time to for someone to stamp the name down next to de niro so that non-one forgets.

or theres always chorizzo like you said.

melissa chorizzo per favoure. yeh - it ALMOST works.lol


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Not sure when tomato became an Italian word but Sasha Specializzato would like to be considered for inclusion on your list. Just tuck me under Steve Tomato and I'll be happy as number 3!


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well if I may, the view from number 2 is lovely in either direction.

And I ask you miss jackson - what is more italian than the humble tomato?

the tomato IS italy!!!!!


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Hi Melissa, yes, thanks - it's a good weekend, lots of meaningful conversations with really great friends and then an inclusion on the top ten greatest actors - how could life get any better? Hope yours is peachy too!

Mr Tomato - I humbly apologise for disrespecting the tomato which is indeed one of life's greatest foods. I'm glad you're enjoying the view but don't get eye strain now or a cricked neck!


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okaayy window.topic. out of the. buts its all good. just go with. working a pizza place? never be short of food then and we can each have our own special...the pizza a la melissa, a la saSHA, a la stefano....


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I've noticed how all topics go out the window when a certain Mr Tomato is involved!!

Off now, take care my fellow foodies.

Have a great rest of the weekend.

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