[MWS]

"The goal of moviemaking is to star in a film where your performance drives the film, and the film is either a soaring critical or commercial success, and I never had that."

No. No no no. You see, what Mr. Baldwin said RIGHT THERE is the entire problem, both with his attitude and with Hollywood as a whole.

The goal of movie making, at least GOOD movie making, is to tell a compelling story. A good movie should be bigger than its individual parts - it should be art in sound, light, and motion. There was a time when this was the primary focus and we had wonderful films with actual artistic merit. These days we have trash that is meticulously calculated to draw in the biggest crowds possible, trash that is populated with people like Mr. Baldwin who would otherwise have talent were they not solely in it for the money, the prestige, and the accolades.

At the root of it is the sort of self-important narcissism you will find behind the actions of most liberals in this country.

[allmendream]

We both had the same impulse. His goal was the problem, thus he failed.

[ArmyTeach]

A good movie should be bigger than its individual parts Sometimes the lesser roles are as important as the stars. Actually, my favorite performance from Red October was the sub skipper. Never been on a sub, but he seemed quintessential - unflappable, hyperfocused, command presence, never needed to raise his voice. Sailors, too. I often wondered if they used Navy in the bit parts.