Yeah, it really is. His career was doing so well and he was still relatively young. Fringe is one of my all-time favorite shows, and I just started watching The Wire again (after @lou mentioned it...
Yeah, it really is. His career was doing so well and he was still relatively young. Fringe is one of my all-time favorite shows, and I just started watching The Wire again (after @lou mentioned it the other day), so this news hit especially hard. So much talent gone in an instant. :(
When I look at Reddick in everything he does I realize no one can pull off that intensity, credibility, and austerity like he did. Anything he says, no matter how absurd, becomes automatically...
When I look at Reddick in everything he does I realize no one can pull off that intensity, credibility, and austerity like he did. Anything he says, no matter how absurd, becomes automatically believable. Besides, he always gave me the impression of one of those super fit lean dudes that would live to be a hundred. I know nothing of his personal life, though.
He's of the same breed of stars like Bruce Willis, Humphrey Bogart, and Clint Eastwood -- performers that excell by bringing a lot of themselves to each character, specialists in a kind of contained performance that doesn't get awards (the world of acting seem to favor "chameleons" and generalists...) but empowers whatever story they're in.
That's the kind of actor that will never be replaced, so unique and dedicated to his craft. He brought a toughness to his characters that felt like something he lived through himself, and was equally capable of being tender and nuanced in a way that made sense and was even more touching because of that. Every word he said felt like the tip of the iceberg, a small glimpse of a deep inner world left for us to decipher.
I remember when I first watched Oz and he showed up. In a show packed to the brim with incredible characters and actors, he managed to stand out. And then I saw him on The Wire and on a show with...
I remember when I first watched Oz and he showed up. In a show packed to the brim with incredible characters and actors, he managed to stand out.
And then I saw him on The Wire and on a show with even more incredible actors and characters, he managed to stand out. In some seasons, Daniels has a much less prominent role, but he still felt like a fully fleshed out person. I'm sure a lot of that was down to the writing, but his performance was fantastic. His character was imbued with a sense of humanity that a lot of the other bureaucrats in The Wire were missing.
And then I saw him in John Wick and in a movie with incredible actors and characters, he managed to stand out with just two or three scenes. I love that they kept giving his character more and more prominent parts in the sequels.
As @lou said, he wasn't a chameleon who could blend into any role and morph to fit the needs of the part. He brought his own personality to a character. His characters were distinctly him.
I actually meant to say that he was not a chameleon, and that there's value to bringing a lot of oneself to every character. That's what I call a "specialist", a kind of performer that is not...
I actually meant to say that he was not a chameleon, and that there's value to bringing a lot of oneself to every character. That's what I call a "specialist", a kind of performer that is not celebrated enough
I was agreeing with you...I just accidentally put "was" instead of "wasn't" (I edited my comment). That's what I enjoyed about him, that you could see him in each role, no matter how different...
I was agreeing with you...I just accidentally put "was" instead of "wasn't" (I edited my comment). That's what I enjoyed about him, that you could see him in each role, no matter how different they were.
Oh, the sneak and mischievous missing negative that will make you confidently affirm precisely what you wish to deny. That bit me in the ass many times in the past!
Oh, the sneak and mischievous missing negative that will make you confidently affirm precisely what you wish to deny. That bit me in the ass many times in the past!
This is bullshit.
Yeah, it really is. His career was doing so well and he was still relatively young. Fringe is one of my all-time favorite shows, and I just started watching The Wire again (after @lou mentioned it the other day), so this news hit especially hard. So much talent gone in an instant. :(
When I look at Reddick in everything he does I realize no one can pull off that intensity, credibility, and austerity like he did. Anything he says, no matter how absurd, becomes automatically believable. Besides, he always gave me the impression of one of those super fit lean dudes that would live to be a hundred. I know nothing of his personal life, though.
He's of the same breed of stars like Bruce Willis, Humphrey Bogart, and Clint Eastwood -- performers that excell by bringing a lot of themselves to each character, specialists in a kind of contained performance that doesn't get awards (the world of acting seem to favor "chameleons" and generalists...) but empowers whatever story they're in.
That's the kind of actor that will never be replaced, so unique and dedicated to his craft. He brought a toughness to his characters that felt like something he lived through himself, and was equally capable of being tender and nuanced in a way that made sense and was even more touching because of that. Every word he said felt like the tip of the iceberg, a small glimpse of a deep inner world left for us to decipher.
This is bonkers.
welp, this compilation video is for all of us. It really is some bullshit.
I remember when I first watched Oz and he showed up. In a show packed to the brim with incredible characters and actors, he managed to stand out.
And then I saw him on The Wire and on a show with even more incredible actors and characters, he managed to stand out. In some seasons, Daniels has a much less prominent role, but he still felt like a fully fleshed out person. I'm sure a lot of that was down to the writing, but his performance was fantastic. His character was imbued with a sense of humanity that a lot of the other bureaucrats in The Wire were missing.
And then I saw him in John Wick and in a movie with incredible actors and characters, he managed to stand out with just two or three scenes. I love that they kept giving his character more and more prominent parts in the sequels.
As @lou said, he wasn't a chameleon who could blend into any role and morph to fit the needs of the part. He brought his own personality to a character. His characters were distinctly him.
I actually meant to say that he was not a chameleon, and that there's value to bringing a lot of oneself to every character. That's what I call a "specialist", a kind of performer that is not celebrated enough
Regardless, great points ;).
I was agreeing with you...I just accidentally put "was" instead of "wasn't" (I edited my comment). That's what I enjoyed about him, that you could see him in each role, no matter how different they were.
Oh, the sneak and mischievous missing negative that will make you confidently affirm precisely what you wish to deny. That bit me in the ass many times in the past!