Inception, The Usual Suspects Actor Pete Postlethwaite Dies
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Why is it ALWAYS sodding cancer... and why is it always the good, clever and talented people who get it 
(massive generalization there, guess I'm just tired of seeing nice people dying of horrible incurable diseases)
(massive generalization there, guess I'm just tired of seeing nice people dying of horrible incurable diseases)
...Dude!
He was one of those supporting actors that I expected to be around forever : >(
Rest in peace, old chap!
He was one of those supporting actors that I expected to be around forever : >(
Rest in peace, old chap!
Pete Postlethwaite was the movie industry's ultimate "that guy," and his loss is a damn shame, especially so young. (Yes, once you reach a certain point in life, 64 starts to count as "too young.") He will be missed.
Damn
He was great in The Town...really tough and menacing. He added class to a mediocre movie like Clash of the Titans. And of course he was pretty good in Inception. At least his final year was a memorable one in his carreer. RIP
He was great in The Town...really tough and menacing. He added class to a mediocre movie like Clash of the Titans. And of course he was pretty good in Inception. At least his final year was a memorable one in his carreer. RIP
I really enjoyed him in The Lost World: Jurassic Park, as well as The Omen, and well... I've seen pretty much everything he's been in. He was wonderful! I'll keep him in my thoughts =(
From People.com:
Steven Spielberg, who directed Postlewaite in The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Amistad, once called him "the best actor in the world." In response, Postlethwaite ? who originally wanted to be a priest ? quipped, "I'm sure what Spielberg actually said was, 'the thing about Pete is that he thinks he's the best actor in the world.' "
From People.com:
Steven Spielberg, who directed Postlewaite in The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Amistad, once called him "the best actor in the world." In response, Postlethwaite ? who originally wanted to be a priest ? quipped, "I'm sure what Spielberg actually said was, 'the thing about Pete is that he thinks he's the best actor in the world.' "
I was just thinking that, so young. It's indicative of the generation that we expect, with modern medicine and advances in life support, to get at least 70 good years. Well this is certianly a massive loss to the acting community, to film and television, and to his family and friends most of all. May they find solace in what he accomplished throughout his life, he shall be remembered (finally) among the greatest actors of the 20th and 21st centuary.
It's often cancer that takes the talented because it's often cancer that takes those who don't have media attention. Cancer is the second biggest cause of death in the world, everyone will be subject to it's destructive force in some way in their lives, be it fighting the disease themselves or watching loved ones have to struggle with the indignities and pain it brings. It's an inevitablity we all have to be prepared for, and be constantly viligent of.
It's often cancer that takes the talented because it's often cancer that takes those who don't have media attention. Cancer is the second biggest cause of death in the world, everyone will be subject to it's destructive force in some way in their lives, be it fighting the disease themselves or watching loved ones have to struggle with the indignities and pain it brings. It's an inevitablity we all have to be prepared for, and be constantly viligent of.
