"I was trying to think of several actors who have very similar mannerisms in their roles."
Or we could word it, there are very few actors who are able to completely disappear into a role making them virtually unrecognizable--while pretty much all the other actors in Hollywood carry over their various personality mannerisms and quirks from one film role to the next.
A few actors who are an exception to this rule are: Daniel Day Lewis the ultimate method actor is so different and distinct in every role he plays in films such as My Left Foot, The Last of the Mohicans, There Will Be Blood, Gangs of New York and Lincoln. One of the most underrated actors in terms of getting into character in several of his films yet still not winning an Oscar is Gary Oldman whose acting is as diverse as his roles in movies such as Sid and Nancy, Bram Stokers Dracula, The Fifth Element, The Professional and The Dark Knight. Then we have Heath Ledger, an actor who excels in being a ladies man in films such as Casanova and 10 Things I Hate About You, but then did a 180 degree turn in Brokeback Mountain, then turned his acting career completely on "its side" as the Joker would say in The Dark Knight with his disappearing act as the Joker in TDK. And finally we need to recognize one of your fave actors, Johnny Depp who portrayed just about every type of character imaginable, from someone who couldn't hurt a fly to a ruthless gangster and everything in between, his impressive filmography including roles in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Cry-Baby, Edward Scissorhands, Benny and Joon, Pirates of the Caribbean, Finding Neverland, Chocolat, Secret Window, Donnie Brasco, Public Enemies, From Hell and Black Mass.
While Kristen isn't in the same league as these aforementioned uber talented actors, she has shown good versatility and range in her roles in films such as Panic Room, The Cake Eaters, Speak, Into the Wild, Adventureland, The Runaways, Clouds of Sils Maria and Personal Shopper to name a few.
One more thing I might add about Daniel Day Lewis is that over the past 24 years, he has starred in only 8 films, an average of about one movie every three years. In comparison, Kristen has starred in a whopping 37 full length feature films over the course of just 16 years, which doesn't include her performances in short films, music videos, SNL hosting, etc. While I love for her to star in as many films as possible, perhaps she's spreading herself out too thin. Just wondering how great her performances would be if she just focused on one quality film role every three years like Lewis does. I recall Kristen mentioning how she needed to take a break from acting after her role in Personal Shopper because this performance took so much out of her. I'm guessing that the same is true for actors such as Lewis who totally immerse themselves into each and every one of their character roles.
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Ron2011 (908)
7 years ago
"While Kristen isn't in the same league as these aforementioned uber talented actors, she has shown good versatility and range in her roles in films such as Panic Room, The Cake Eaters, Speak, Into the Wild, Adventureland, The Runaways, Clouds of Sils Maria and Personal Shopper to name a few. "
Yes, she's done many challenging and in depth roles, showing some good versatility.
I also very much agree with you on Lewis, Oldman, Ledger and Depp. I've seen Oldman in roles where I didn't recognize him at first. And Depp takes on some wild roles that take some unique work, like Pirates of the Caribbean for one which I loved him in.
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