On Wed, 16 May 2007 21:36:54 -0400, Marc Riddell michaeldavid86@comcast.net wrote:
And, to be artistically correct, he wasn't an actor, he was a performer; he never played any character that wasn't, basically, Ronald Reagan.
on 5/17/07 2:25 PM, Guy Chapman aka JzG at guy.chapman@spamcop.net wrote:
Same applies to many famous actors, especially Richard Burton and Robert Mitchum. Maybe even Jimmy Stewart.
True enough, Guy. But, although the term "actor" is widespread and commonly used to describe an occupation, I differentiate between an "actor" and a "performer" in the same way I do between a "pianist" and a "piano player".
Marc