> From: londonrevolution@yahoo.com (Ladybird)   
      
   > And Keira Knightley? What kind of credibility does that chick have?   
      
   None. And she's like, 19 years old. She doesn't even have experience of life   
   or acting to play a role like she's been cast for in this movie.   
      
      
   >   
   > I don't think George has that much respect for acting talent. I've   
   > never ever heard him gush about actors he respects or express   
   > admiration for great actors like Peter O'Toole, Daniel Day Lewis,   
   > Anthony Hopkins, Marlon Brando or Russell Crowe.   
      
   Ohhhhhhhhhh, GOOD POINT!!! He DOESN'T seem to respect acting! And it's not   
   just acting...it's all art forms. He doesn't read books, doesn't know   
   anything about art...and lists Eminem as the type of music he likes. He's   
   shallow.   
      
   >It reminds me of   
   > David Russell's comment that George Clooney isn't an artist. I think   
   > he's right.   
      
   Absolutely.   
      
      
   >   
   > Great actors tend to be difficult to work with because they are so   
   > damned good they immerse themselves in the character. So what George?   
   > So he might not be receptive to your practical jokes or want to go out   
   > to a strip club with you? Or maybe they won't want to go out to bars   
   > in the evening because they are so serious about their work and   
   > preparing for the next day? If George REALLY cared about his "legacy"   
   > he would be working with the greats instead of trying to boost the   
   > careers of B list talent who are prepared to crawl up his ass.   
      
   Soooooooooooo true!!! If you can't make GEORGE happy, then you can't be in   
   his movie.   
      
   >   
   > I think George would be too intimidated to call any truly great acting   
   > talents up and have them reject him or look down on his project. So   
   > aside from Ocean's 11 he settles for lesser talent who he knows   
   > personally or the same old tired faces he knows will do the film for a   
   > laugh and won't let him down e.g. Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Sam   
   > Rockwell etc etc.   
      
   And he always has his "it" boys. That's something which really bugs me. He   
   doesn't go for genuine talent, just how cool these guys seem to him.   
      
   Good post!!!   
      
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