Interesting.

[ash48]

For those who have been passed over because of the way they look. Interesting realisation by Dustin Hoffman when preparing for Tootsie.

I mostly love hearing actors talk about performing and Dustin is a very thoughtful actor. I thought his epiphany was very honest (and sadly true).

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[tiniowien.livejournal.com]

That was nothing short of phenomenal. I'd never seen that clip before so I want to thank you so much for sharing it! Wow.

It's so prevalent in society (and not just in men) for people in any setting to gravitate towards the 'beautiful' folks and leave those who may not fit the mould in the corners - and I think this has made me even more aware of it.

I've always had a hard time taking compliments and I hated photographs of myself until very recently (something I'm getting slowly more used to thanks in some way to conventions from the past year and the photo ops I've purchased!) even though I modelled when I was in my late teens/early twenties but this small clip has helped even more. So eloquent. I owe you one for posting it! *hugs*

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Hey hun. I posted this for the few that might not have seen it. :) I only saw it recently and it had quite an effect on me. I think his honesty struck home - not because of what he said, but the way he expressed his feelings on it. I'm not sure how many people actually experience that depth of knowledge about something. Sure, we know life is probably easier if you're attractive, but to actually understand what that actually means is something else. And what it means to those who struggle to be noticed...