Great actor
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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. -
miladymell51 — 16 years ago(March 02, 2010 08:52 PM)
I just saw Bandidas and really enjoyed his performance. Did that movie ever play in the movie theaters (It has Penelope Cruz and Selma Hayek for chrissakes!) I never heard of it until it showed up in my Netflix search under Dwight's name.