Word: dumbness
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...scatterbrained, starry-eyed blonde comes to Washington with her sugar daddy and dimly perceives that the place is a fen of corruption. She may be dumb in the wiles of this world, but she is not a crook. Ultimately, her innate goodness and the love of an idealistic young man allow her to kick the dust of all those capital shenanigans from her heels. Judy Holliday could have played this part perfectly. In fact, in Born Yesterday...
However, Mitch Thompson, who carried a huge effigy of Ford in an Exxon football uniform, said he objected primarily to Ford as an individual politician. "He's just plain dumb and the way he's treated the American people has been despicable," Thompson said...
Acting is by no means essential, of course. Actors have walked through movies before and still come out great. A Brando or a Bogart in a dumb macho role could breeze through, thinking of what he'll do after work, and still steal the show. They are great actors even when they're not, because they're screen actors-the closer the camera, the more vibes they transmit, naturally. Olivier couldn't sleep through a picture-his face isn't revealing enough, and he needs a stage of gestures and intense dialogue to make his talents felt. Steve McQueen...
LAST BOOKS READ: "Jocks Are Not All Dumb" by coach Harry Gamble, PhD, the Classics Illustrated version of the "Autobiography of Ben Franklin" and the Reader's Digest condensed version of "Talking to Your Plants...
QUOTE: I'm not dumb. You can be a jock and smart, too. And I'm better than the Bellizeare any day. Beep Beep, My Ass. And if you don't like it, I'll shove your face into the floor...