Great actor
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HarlowMGM — 20 years ago(March 25, 2006 09:30 AM)
LOL - that's funny.
But I know what he means - and country music has gone in the toilet since the mid 90's, it's really boorish redneck music now in a way it never was before. People like Dwight who are real artists with their music, who write powerful lyrics and tell the truth in their songs, well you are not going to hear that on country radio now. Clint Black is another wonderful artist who writes intelligent lyrics that are too smart for today's country radio. -
HarlowMGM — 20 years ago(March 26, 2006 02:12 AM)
I think he studied acting prior to becoming a professional musican, in any case he has always taken acting more seriously than most music stars who essentially just play themselves or just show up and read the lines. I've noticed many movie reviews single out his performances. I think with the right script, he could easily win an acting Oscar.
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Traianus — 13 years ago(May 16, 2012 11:45 PM)
Oh man, he was so danged good in Sling Blade. He played his character so convincingly - very realistic. I've known a lot of jerks like Doyle Hardgraves, and Dwight played him to a tee.
Completely agree. It was an Oscar-level performance, in my opinion. -
smyslov — 19 years ago(May 15, 2006 07:58 PM)
I think he
s specialising in playing psychos. He also played one in Sling Blade. I was very surprised to learn that he was a composer and singer, rather than primarily an actor (just so you know where Im coming from, "new music" to me means 1830s). While I thought Panic Room sucked, Dwight Yoakam did a fantastic acting job, almost as good as he did in Sling Blade. -
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mugojoe — 19 years ago(February 03, 2007 09:44 AM)
I have a tremendous respect for this actor. Every time I see a movie he's in, I forget that he's the guy playing the part. And when the credits roll at the end, I think to myself, "That was Dwight Yoakam?" Every time.
Counry music still blows, though. -
tuff1957 — 19 years ago(February 07, 2007 03:40 PM)
What they call country music today does suck. Real coun2000try music died in the 60's. NashVegas pop is what "country" radio is.
Dwight is the real deal though. A true artist. And he gives the proper respect to those before him.
As an actor I think he is pretty good. I thought he was very good in "The Three Burials" but as Doyle in "Slingblade", that was as good as it gets. -
mbutton — 18 years ago(April 21, 2007 09:42 AM)
His music's not bad. He has a very distinct sound. One song that I can think of in particular is "Pocket of a Clown" which to me sounds kind of like a country version of the band Cheap Trick.
But his acting blows me away. He's a great villain (Doyle in Slingblade and recently Jackson in Bandidas). I hear he's great in Panic Room as well, which I saw, but don't remember sitting through much of that one. I would describe his acting as very "smooth". He is great at playing the guy you love to hate. And "for a cowboy", he's pretty damn versatile and quite under-rated.