For me, the first choice is Jimmy Stewart, or rather a great many of the characters he's played.
Sophisticated without being smarmy or stuff, intellectual without being pompous, gentle and self-deprecating but quite capable of passion and even wrath when circumstances call for it, able to show vulnerability (like spending a whole movie in a wheelchair or dealing with a crippling fear of heights) while still showing inner strength, able to light-heartedly answer jibes and able to poke fun at pretension without being mean-spirited, protective but also comfortable having intelligent, capable female friends he can laugh with...
To me, he's in many ways an ideal to strive for.
2007-09-30
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