[flaglady47]

I couldn’t imagine Leo DiCaprio playing Howard Hughes in The Aviator, and he was excellent. It wasn’t long into the movie that I was seeing Howard Hughes rather than looking at DiCaprio. I wouldn’t underestimate DiCaprio; he really is a very good actor, and is able to play “physical” roles well. He is a strong man. However a bit tall to play Hoover, but I have a feeling that, like in his role in The Aviator, one will soon forget that and get wrapped up in the role Leo will play as Hoover.

[allmendream]

He is an excellent actor, I agree. The mission of any actor (especially a star) is to make you forget that they are an actor, and convince you they are the role they are playing. DiCaprio did an excellent job in “the Aviator” of doing exactly that.

Harrison Ford was once told, after a bit part, that he had no ‘star power’. The guy cited a big name actor and said “In his first role he was just a bellhop, but you could just take one look at him and tell he was going to be a star!”

Harrison Ford replied “I thought you were supposed to think he was a bellhop.”