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Originally Posted by notfarnow
I see a lot of older actors playing roles that are essentially the same character, with different names and stories. They start to just be caricatures of themselves, and it gets a bit boring. I've often wondered if that's boring for the actors too. Clint Eastwood, Nicholson, and Pacino is the worst... I haven't been able to enjoy a Pacino movie since "Scent of a woman"
It seems like they get to a point where the roles are written for the actors, with a boilerplate performance. Maybe someone in the 'biz would have more insight
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what you are describing is the character overlaying the persona of the actor.
Duval, Ford, Gary Oldham, Johnny Depp are good at subsuming their persona's. In other words becoming their character.
Meryl Streep...is fantastic at it. You sometimes wonder if she has a personality.
Peter Sellers... another one.