I am fascinated by him in every film I watch that has him in it. The latest one I watched was Death at a Funeral last night, a rather forgettable comedy even though it starred Chris Rock and Martin Lawrence, except for Dinklage stealing the show yet again. If he weren't a little person, would he be considered one of the better actors of his generation? The Station Agent blew me away when I first saw it. He's so good of an actor, I forget his physical stature. Anyhow, just wanted to get that off of my chest.
He was terrific in The Station Agent, as well as the lead attorney in Find Me Guilty. He even did a nice turn one season on Nip/Tuck. He has a real stillness about him that's captivating.
He's like William H Macey, John Turturro and Steve Buscemi. Guys I'll pay money to go watch in any movie, because I know I'll enjoy at least their performance. But guys who almost never get the lead roles because they aren't really the chiseled Hollywood type. The Station Agent was a really great film.
People are always selling him short, but he often dwarfs other actors. Even when given small roles, he makes the most of it. On a more serious note: he's going to ROCK as Tyrion Lannister. I can't effing wait until A Game of Thrones comes out... Ed O.
I haven't really checked out the cast of the show, kind of trying to not look at everything about it because i'll just get super physched and then not be able to wait tell it comes out. Rereading the books The fact he is getting cast as Tyrion Lannister is awesome news to me. The show better rock.
I initially wrote it, but thought that someone would feign offense at the term and derail the thread. So I changed it. This is about Peter Dinklage the actor, not the midget.
I think it's a little like the term "Indian" in reference to Native Americans. In both cases, it seems like some of the time the people being referenced don't really care about the name. But some people in that minority really hate the term. So that confusion over self-identification makes it awkward for everybody else to decide what term to use. "Negro" somehow evolved to be a highly taboo word because blacks nearly universally seemed to loath it (aside from the awkward anachronism of the NAACP). But "black" didn't. Until the minority group comes to agree on whether a word is taboo or not, we all just have to deal. I guess we can just shrug and groan about "political correctness" in the meantime, so we can feel aggrieved too.
But maxiep is right. The whole point of this thread is about a great actor who happens to be uh...a little person (?). Me and 44 are derailing the thread. Although I guess you could argue we aren't, because the big obstacle in that guys career is this entire issue.
I don't think any words should be taboo. I have a 1st Amendment right to offend and others have a 1st Amendment right to offend me. It's tough shit if it bothers people. But the thread--like I thought it may be--has been derailed.
it's ok, a discussion about the word midget, and how being a midget affects people is probably a lot more enjoyable than a bunch of people saying "yeah, he's a great actor" (which I hope is something everybody agrees on)
You definitely have that 1st amendment right. I agree nobody should put you in jail for saying "midget." Or calling my grandmother a fucking shriveled old bitch. Or running down the street in your underwear with a t-shirt over your head screaming "I AM CORNHOLIO! GIVE ME TP FOR MY BUNGHOLE!" It's a great country.
You can't say those things in Canada. Otherwise you'll have to appeal just to keep your house. http://www.thestar.com/news/article...ario-human-rights-tribunal-hearing-was-unfair
I have no idea why, but I hear him say that in my head at least once a week. Busts me up every time. But in a really goddamned annoying way.
He was actually also in the original Death at a Funeral. Haven't seen the black remake, but the original was pretty funny.
