Can he really be fat after achieving that amazing physique much blurted across our tv screens, in excerpts from his recent film? Ah well, he's human like the rest of us.
I for one would really enjoy seeing a return to dress and behavior standards that are aspirational -- rather than perspirational. When you look at actresses and actors, pre-Marlon Brando, no matter what their backgrounds were, they at least made a sincere attempt to look neat, tidy, well dressed, and well spoken in public(whatever they did in private is another matter entirely).
Linda Grant is a novelist and journalist. She won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2000 and the Lettre Ulysses Prize for Literary Reportage in 2006. She writes for the Guardian, Telegraph and Vogue. Her latest novel, The Clothes on Their Backs was shortlisted for the 2008 Man Booker Prize. For further information including upcoming literary festivals bookstore readings etc see her website at www.lindagrant.co.uk
The People on the Street (Winner of the Lettre Ulysses Prize for Literary Reportage 2006)
Still Here (Fiction 2002)
When I Lived in Modern Times (Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction 2000)
Remind Me Who I Am Again (Non-fiction 1998)
The Cast Iron Shore (Fiction 1996)
Sexing the Millenium (Non-Fiction 1993)
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Can he really be fat after achieving that amazing physique much blurted across our tv screens, in excerpts from his recent film? Ah well, he's human like the rest of us.
I for one would really enjoy seeing a return to dress and behavior standards that are aspirational -- rather than perspirational. When you look at actresses and actors, pre-Marlon Brando, no matter what their backgrounds were, they at least made a sincere attempt to look neat, tidy, well dressed, and well spoken in public(whatever they did in private is another matter entirely).
Dirty and dishevelled yes, but Mickey Rourke still looks better in a leotard than I do.
Dirty and dishevelled yes, but Mickey Rourke still looks better in a leotard than I do.
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I do find him rather sad. Is he really a role model for men? I don't know anyone who finds him fascinating.
I must say, though, I like the jacket.
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