Re: Actors who practically \"sing\" their roles
 

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Just thought of a couple more:

--Gene Wilder in "Young Frankenstein"



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When you mentioned Gene Wilder I immediately thought of Madeline Kahn, in anything really.

Here is from "Young Frankenstein"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POHmB...ed&search=


and "High Anxiety"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfr_O...ed&search=

Re: Actors who practically \"sing\" their roles
 

I think certain dialogue just lends itself to this sort of speech pattern. Long speeches by an effective speaker just naturally come out this way. Shakespeare uses this to great effect in most of his plays, here's the example from Henry V:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAvmLDkAgAM

Speaking loudly usually seems to help in getting this type of speech pattern to work, but you can do it softly. Again, Shakespeare, again Branagh, this time Hamlet:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JD6g...ed&search=

Re: Actors who practically \"sing\" their roles
 

joan greenwood, especially her role as gwendolen fairfax in the importance of being earnest. also played sibella in kind hearts and coronets.

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Micky Rourke in Barfly

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What about actors from a lot of tarantino movies, like Samuel Jackson in pulp fiction, and David Carradine in kill bill.

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Nice call on Sam Jackson.

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