Extremely Lucky OR Just Damned Good At What He Did?

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barryfleckmann — 14 years ago(June 16, 2011 05:11 AM)

He was SO good, I failed to recognize it until he was dead. Then, I watched his movies, again, only more closely. Then, it suddenly hit me! He made every single movie he was in, BETTER!! R.I.P.
"You can't HANDLE the truth!" Jack Nicholson, "A Few Good Men."

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ChristmasStan — 14 years ago(August 10, 2011 12:31 PM)

Good Actor or Lucky? Well its both. I think great actors are always offered the best movies. John Cazale was lucky that he was around when the movies that he was in were being made! If he came along today he would of had a harder time because they don't make movies like "Dog Day" or "The Godfather" with good actors. If Dog Day was mede today if would star "Ben Afleck" and "Ben Stiller" and the film would SUCK! Ben Afleck can act he can direct but his acting is bad.

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bizarromurphy — 14 years ago(October 29, 2011 05:28 PM)

I never heard of someone dying at 42 of cancer being called "extremely lucky".

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bornskeptic — 14 years ago(November 26, 2011 12:05 PM)

I recently read an interview with Michael Fassbender who names John Cazale as his favorite actor.
Cazale is leaving his mark on today's best younger actors. That says something about his legacy.

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jameskim67 — 14 years ago(March 01, 2012 11:06 PM)

Damned good!

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intuitsteve — 13 years ago(June 26, 2012 07:50 AM)

I think both.

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eta7777 — 13 years ago(August 26, 2012 02:18 AM)

He got Meryl Streep in her prime that is pretty lucky.

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barryfleckmann — 13 years ago(August 26, 2012 09:57 AM)

Yeah, and Tommy Lee Jones got Meryl Streep in her decline. Meryl Streep NEVER turned me on.
"You can't HANDLE the truth!" Jack Nicholson, "A Few Good Men."

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TorsoDahlia — 11 years ago(August 08, 2014 06:50 PM)

Right place right time and sadly died, although he was a good actor and was well liked and respected. The latter goes a long way.
Nothing is as it seems so I wouldn't judge by what you think you see.