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Originally Posted by Elisa
It's not even so much about how physically attractive he is. For me personally, its how he shows up for interviews in a suit (who does that anymore?) and how he totally charms Oprah (for example) and how he does a great movie and then disappears for awhile only to come back after a hiatus with another great movie.
I can't explain it. He just strikes me as the 'older era' type of of star who commands respect or something. It's like Clooney. Not the greatest actor, but people respect him. He's smart, handsome and his interests go beyond Hollywood. People want to be with him. I'm one who is easily turned off by celebrities who are in my face too much for too long. I'm inclined to like those who keep me wanting more. That's why I've always liked Redford. He used to be breathtakingly handsome, but for me it's more that he's a mystery and I know nothing about him outside of his performances. I probably don't make sense at all....
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No, I know exactly what you mean (after all, I'm a fan of one of the old Hollywood guys, too
) but I made my remarks just in the context of this "hot guys" section.
I saw a rerun of Larry King the other day. Because it's his fiftieth anniversary in radio and television they rerun interviews with the old icons. I saw the one with Bette Davis of Feb. 1988. She looked like hell, but was still sharp as anything. She said something so very true, that still goes for today's stars.
She said that the then (1988) current stars were spoiled: they got too much, too soon, that they didn't know what working hard was anymore, that they became stars way too quickly and assumed exhorbitant lifestyles right away.
I agree with you that Clooney has that old Hollywood feel to him, perhaps aided by his slight resemblance to Cary Grant.
I don't know enough about DiCaprio to make a statement on that aspect. I just know that physically I think he's overrated and simply still reminds me of a 12 year old.
Somehow the older generation stars matured sooner. When they were 30, they didn't look old, just manly and several of today's stars, no matter what their age, always have a sense of immaturity about them that I can't put my finger on......
