DriftingA t1_j9xd48l wrote on February 25, 2023 at 6:13 AM

Based on the comments sounds like he had some awful experiences. At the same time I don’t understand how everyone ignores that he is terrible at acting. He was very attractive, and got roles for that reason, but watch some of those old movies with him and it doesn’t take long to see he is a really really bad actor. I think his nice guy persona and the fact that he got fat makes people think he is good at his craft and I don’t get it.

Liberty53000 t1_j9xdrsx wrote on February 25, 2023 at 6:20 AM

Yes I remember there was an interview in the 90s where he spoke about this himself.

He was an actor on the film School Ties and he speaks of his own abilities compared to the other actors, particularly recalling him mention Matt Damon... something to the effect of that he was confident in his abilities but on School Ties he really realized the differences in skill sets and that he felt humbled. That seeing Matt Damon work was an eye opening experience to him and made him realize he wasn't as skilled as his ego had told him and that he had a lot of work to do but that essentially some people just have a gift and that he felt that he simply didn't have that innate gift like Damon showed but he still thought he himself was talented.

I likened it to how I could practice & be good at an instrument however there's some people I've come across and they pick up any instrument and just posses an inate skill & flow to their musical expression