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Dalton younger was a very handsome figure of a man. He was always cast as a romantic lead. Think Sins with Joan Collins. Let's be fair to him. When he played Rochester in Jane Eyre, 98% of his audience was female and thought he was gorgeous.Dalton had matinee idol looks. Why did they cast him as Rhett Butler in Scarlett?
Eva Green has done hardly any films I can think of recently. The biggest one was in 2012 Dark Shadows which was great. Hollywood is not an easy place to navigate and Green is not a fan of it either.
Each actor has a unique quality they bring and should be respected for that.
But, you are right that they are both picky and they are both more about the quality than the quantity. But they are both super fine actors.
Dalton in the 80's with Jane Eyre was a huge success. He also was very successful in theatre in the UK.
I know...he is more suited to theatre to be honest....
Disagree. Most British actors of Dalton's generation were honed in the theatre. If you watch the Hammer films with actors like Christopher Lee or Peter Cushing, they were theatrical and that was seen as a pedigree of the actor. Dalton is a product of his time, where acting was a very snobby profession. If you did not do theatre, you were not taken as seriously.
All acting starts in the theatre, and that is where skills are forged. You need experience.
I've seen some of Sins on YouTube and to be fair Dalton is very good in what I've seen of him. I remember a good sequence when he's testifying against Steven Berkoff's Nazi commandant and recounting his experiences at a concentration camp. He's excellent in that scene I agree. and I've also seen news reports from the set of Scarlett, but once again these are tv dramas rather than big screen films.
That's not quite true as she has recently been in Tim Burton's Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children directed by Tim Burton and got top billing. She seems to like her fantasy films.
The last big film Dalton did was Hot Fuzz, a role that suited his "theatrical" background and allowed him to have fun.
Fair enough ,but Cushing and Lee had a very strong screen presence that Dalton has never really had with the public...IMO of course.
I do kind of agree.
Incidentally is it true that Lee once commented on Dalton as Bond being "too theatrical?" I read that some years ago on one of these boards.
I think you need all these things.
ERm, I'm one of Dalton's biggest fans!
I think you need all these things.
I think a good director is possibly even more important than a good actor. A good actor is obviously important but a good director is essential.
(Peter Hunt got a great performance from Laz in a key emotional scene but Michael Apted got a terrible performance from Broz in another dramatic scene - yet in the DVD commentary Apted describes that performance as "powerful".)
Shite, I forgot Miss Peregrine. Thanks for the reminder. Fair to say that Dalton in his prime, turned down most films to do theatre. That's how it was. Dalton is not conventional.
Christopher Lee meant it in the context that the quality of performance that Dalton gave, was what you would expect from someone of his background. Lee even said you cannot dismiss Lazenby, just because he did one film. I agree with that. Lazenby deserves acknowledgement and his film is excellent. Maybe one of the best Bond films!
In fact Jonathan Ross says to Lee that he felt Dalton brought a darkness and grittiness and Lee concurs with him, and then adds what I wrote above.
I salute you for that. I apologise if I got defensive, but over the years there have been so many people who denigrate Dalton unfairly. Sure Dalton did not become a big film stat, but that is a shame.
Dalton is a talent and a sincere actor who loves the craft. Give him a great director and he shines. He is a cult actor and that makes him cool. Tarantino!!! Give Dalts a call and give him a role that blows up the world!
Was this the 1995 documentary Jonathan Ross did before GoldenEye? Yes I remember watching that interview.
Yes indeed! I thought Lee was very fair and did not give a populist view. God bless Christopher Lee. I was gutted when he died. One of my favourite actors of all time!!! Dalton would have made a splendid Hammer Horror Dracula with his casino hairstyle in LTK. I always like that look!
Hear hear !!!
Lee always seemed fair and polite in interviews. I too was sad when he died.
I can understand. We do not have many of those actors left in England. I love actors who have class and elegance. There are no new Lees, Moores, Daltons or Connerys. All phenomenally unique!!! Man we were spoiled!
Thanks sir!!!
Again ,well said...and unfortunately true...but our actors are taking America by storm ,so hats off to them.
Moore was helped a bit I think by the wind machine pulling back his face.