Though I suppose he IS an actor, and doing stuff like that is Acting! and therefore what he's paid to do.
I read how he actually worked that out. He had them
apply something (like a bandage or some kind of device/makeup) to his tongue. He figured it was the only way he was going to be consistent with it.
Oh, I didn't mean I thought he was Acting! with
the tongue thing;
I assumed there was something
physical in his mouth
for those scenes.
I just meant dealing with that AND the extremely precise formal language.
Steph, here's a thing on the langugage in True Grit: [link]
That is awesome! [I tried to craft a reply without contractions, and I just sounded like I was from a different planet, trying to parse English. So I will not do that.]
[See what I did there?]
On Letterman, Damon said he used
one of his daughters' hair bands and wound it around his tongue. And he did it right there on stage with Letterman, too
. Very cute.
Watching One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. It's about halfway through -- should I be rooting for Nurse Ratched?
I really didn't think she was as evil and overbearing as I'd expected from her cultural reputation.
I'm totally rooting for her.
I'm totally rooting for her.
I expect you'll like this movie then.
So far, I found Louise Fletcher much more terrifying on Deep Space Nine.
I can't resist the opportunity-- doesn't this dog look like Jack Nicholson?
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