I never got the impression that The Rock buys his own press. He's seemed such a warm and mellow and modest guy in interview, and perfectly willing to shed his WWF persona at the drop of a hat to mock himself.

He is adorable in interviews- very modest and sweet.

Sits in ita's Rock Love corner.

Kevin Kostner?

No, I take that back - Waterworld and The Postman were both pretty funny....

May I direct your attention towards 'Robin Hood'? Who's only saving grace may have been Alan Rickman but even then. eugh

Kevin Kostner makes me sad, because I loved his character in Silverado.

I enjoy The Rock, and in the one or two interviews I've seen, he seemed like a decent, normal sort who was unfull of himself.

We had a sudden, fierce snow flurry that stuck to the ground a couple of hours ago. Now it's all gone. Weird.

Just read the Playboy interview and he's very funny although less self-effacing there than in live interviews I've seen.

There are always exceptions

Wonder Boys, Dogma come to mind. I do tend to hate Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner, but the early stuff endears them to me.

Hey. Matt's hatred of John Travolta neatly describes my hatred of Alan Cumming. Dude too much in love with his own self, and needs to quit preening when other people are looking at him. (Whereas, I think the Rock can take off his 'tude when the situation calls for it.)

Michael Douglas just scares me.

I have never been to an ER for my own self. Although I have suffered spectacular calamity, as in the case of falling down the stairs while trying to kick my idiot brother in the butt, it has not yet been bad enough to require the attention of Hot Doctor Luka. Dammit.

I have attended hospitalizations -- Brother was in a spectacular car accident, the source of the third set of stitches in his face -- but I was 2 states away during and immediately after, and did not get to see him till he had his own room in Pediatrics. (He reports reaching up and touching the under-layer of skin on his forehead, thinking that he was touching his own brains, and flipping out; but by the time the ambulance people got there, he was joking and chatting to diffuse other people's tension.)

Wait, you think Travolta is smug onscreen, yet you like The ROCK? Now, I like both of them, but I think they have the same "check me out" vibe.

Maybe, but one of them is actually worth checking out, and the other one is smarmy.

[have to give props to the excellent comeback by Dana here. Made me laugh]

I will always go see a movie if it seems like it's gonna be good, no matter who is in it. Writing/directing trumps actors for me every time. Actually, I kind of like an actor I don't like surprising me in a good way.

Jim Carrey

Ok, I avoid his movies. But I'm not sure if it is the actor or the kind of comedy he does, which is pretty much not my thing.

Writing/directing trumps actors for me every time

True, but so much of my seething hatred of Costner and Gibson has to do with their conviction that they should write and/or direct.