The role that made Jake Gyllenhaal feel insecure: “I’m not like this usually”
A daunting feat for any performer.
William Shakespeare
The one role Marlon Brando always wanted to play: “I never got the chance to do it”
The one that got away.
The one role Al Pacino always wanted to play: “It would have been nice to be asked”
A lifelong source of regret.
The role Keanu Reeves admitted he was terrible in: “The reviews were bad, understandably”
He wasn’t up to the task.
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“Romeo and Juliet are together in eternity…”
The William Shakespeare character Al Pacino had “always wanted” to play
“Well, let’s go ahead and do Richard.”
The artist Tom Petty thought was better than Shakespeare: “Pales in comparison”
The most engaging lyricist of the modern age.
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Tragedy tends to be universal.