Are actors smart?

There are very few actors who do well in it that are stupid.
To do well in it you have to have a lot of internal experience that is readily accessible.
That kind of self-awareness and stupidity don't work together very well.

[Aliantha]

OK, I'm here to argue the case that smart women do come with big boobs!

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

OK, I'm here to argue the case that smart women do come with big boobs!

Ok, please state your case.

First post a two paragraph essay on the topic of your choice.

At the bottom of the post attach a picture of your boobs. Nudity is not necessary, but there must be visible cleavage.

Let the games begin.

You know, I was thinking of making this a thread. The Show Us Your Brains and Boobs NSFW thread.

[Sundae]

I agree with RK - having known quite a few actors myself, they are simply people and their intelligence varies. Are actors emotionally stable would have a different response from me though

Also, I try not to judge people too much on one interview. Many things can affect how they behave on the day - and being a good interview subject isn't really a valid indication of intelligence, it simply means you give a good interview! One of the most painful interviews I ever saw was with Rowan Atkinson. Despite being a highly intelligent man (try not to judge him on Mr Bean) he came across as a stuttering fool with nary an idea in his head.

[lizzymahoney]

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

... One of the most painful interviews I ever saw was with Rowan Atkinson. Despite being a highly intelligent man (try not to judge him on Mr Bean) he came across as a stuttering fool with nary an idea in his head.

Whoa! Damn. Just damn.

I believe you, and have the highest regard for Mr Atkinson's thinking apparatus.

We do tend to be very eccentric.

Originally Posted by Aliantha

OK, I'm here to argue the case that smart women do come with big boobs!

We just can't hear you.

[Aliantha]

Well you should listen better.

Huh?

[Aliantha]

Exactly!

But our eyes and brains.... huh?

[piercehawkeye45]

I bet there are some smart actors and more dumb actors.

[Rexmons]

IMO there are smart actors and there are dumb actors just like anybody else. Certain actors you can tell are just smart, like Kevin Spacey for example. What pisses me off though are regular people, who basically either got lucky in life and caught a break, or knew somebody in the industy, became super successfull and now they think that it was there pure genius which got them where they are and everyone should do everything the way they do it.

[DanaC]

Actors are just people. I know quite a few. Some of the cleverest people I've ever met are actors. I also know of at least one who is thick as pigshit.

[Rexmons]

one of the best trainwreck interviews i've ever seen was conan o'brian interviewing jeniffer garner, she starts telling a story about how she got accidently punched in the lip during a fight scene and her lip swelled up to the point she "looked like one of those african ladies". then later in the interview conan uses the word "snuck" and she very patronizingly reprimands him by saying "snuck" is not a word and because he graduated "Harvard", should know better. of course when they came back from commercial conan was sitting there with a dictionary pointing to the word snuck.

[Shawnee123]

Originally Posted by Rexmons

one of the best trainwreck interviews i've ever seen was conan o'brian interviewing jeniffer garner, she starts telling a story about how she got accidently punched in the lip during a fight scene and her lip swelled up to the point she "looked like one of those african ladies". then later in the interview conan uses the word "snuck" and she very patronizingly reprimands him by saying "snuck" is not a word and because he graduated "Harvard", should know better. of course when they came back from commercial conan was sitting there with a dictionary pointing to the word snuck.

Sounds about right, coming from her. She seems like the type who would go on and try to be cutesy clever.

But, as has been pointed out, perhaps in other interviews she shines and she was just nervous. She's not my fave. Sometimes it is the interviewer, as well. Carson could make the biggest dolt look good, or at the very least give us a sense that they were loveable lugs.

I think that the actors who come across as intelligent are the ones who are just being themselves, not trying to bolster whatever image they have been trained to project. I've seen interview shows with men and women actors who I didn't really feel one way or another about, and after the interview I thought they were pretty cool. I've seen both men and women actors I thought I liked who came across as self-centered in their interview and it changed the image I had formed.

Though I think intelligence can have much bearing on conversational skills, it's not always the case. And some actors aren't much beyond their "acting."