He was really a creep in “Something Wild”. Kind of a breakout roll for him...
Absolutely!
He has a maniacal laugh.
Even when playing a "sympathetic" character like Shoeless Joe, he still laughed like that.
Made me instantly not trust him.
But a fine actor though.
I really bought him as a gangster in Goodfellas.
BTW, supposedly Joe Pesci improvised the "I'm a clown? I'm here to amuse you?" scene.
Liotta's reaction is genuine. He had no idea what was going on, and Tommy really scared him.
He's great at not breaking character.
Same as when Paulie *really* slaps him for using drugs.
Liotta didn't expect that either.
Watch those scenes again.
Masterful.