Actors as Real People

As you may have gathered, I like seeing how movies are made. And hearing what actors have to say about their experiences in films. 

And some actors just seem really awesome. For example, I didn't choose Hugh Jackman as my favorite actor until I'd seen him tell a lot of stories. And also heard what other people said about him - he's supposed to be a really great guy. I couldn't pick a favorite actor until I'd seen what he was like outside of his characters. And I do love many of his characters and movies. 

Some actors are just like that. I enjoy watching them, and hearing their stories.  Alfred Molina was one example. He tells great stories and seems like a cool person. Which is curious, because most of his characters are not people that I would want to be around. 

And I got to meet Anika Noni Rose. I've really only seen her in one movie, and it was a movie that I didn't get too attached to. I only talked to her for about a minute, but I immediately liked her. By the time I spoke to her, she had been talking to strangers all freaking day. And yet she was so nice. I loved her story-telling during the panel she was on too. 

And on the flip side, there are actors that have done characters I love, but when I see them on bonus features and stuff, I just don't particularly want to watch them. They seem unappealing, somehow? And I'm not talking about famous people that have been busted for doing awful stuff. He didn't even say anything that weird (for example, one singer I like has a way of speaking about women that kinda objectifies them, but not out-right). It's just something in their attitude makes me not connect to them as much. I'm thinking of one actor in particular who has actually done multiple characters I love, but when I see him doing interviews, I just don't get very interested in them. I won't say his name though, because I feel bad. 

And oddly enough, for some of my top favorite characters I haven't seen enough from their actors to decide how I feel about them. Then again, sometimes it's hard to pin people down. Probably especially with actors, who get overwhelming attention, and also have to change a lot of masks.