Here's a clip from The Sopranos showing what a great, subtle acting job this guy could do. Watch what he does to this macabre, comedic monologue about what got him into prison... I know I talk a lot about how great I think big, hammy actors like Welles, Vincent Price and Shatner are.
But don't think I don't like method acting. What Pollack does here shows how an actor trained in Meisner's method can bring a trancendent matter-of-factness to the most bizarre lines...
Listen to how he gets to the phrase "...I had to commit."
He will be missed.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Sydney Pollack in The Sopranos
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