>"Otherwise, in my case, it often depends on the actor."
That's very interesting! Myself, I try to feel for the intrinsic, archetypal character, regardless of any actor who may occupy the role, and I try to know as little as feasible about living actors and creators, lest it interfere with appreciation of the artistic work (e.g. when I learn that a famous person is a brute to his family, or a racist, or sexist, or thief, or liar, etc. -- when it's very bad, I must boycott).
I remember a conversation with Carrie once, near the time she finally wandered away from FKdom. She said she'd discovered that she didn't really care about Nick; she more enjoyed GWD. Me, I really care about the Nick character. As much as I enjoy GWD's work, I'd allow another actor to play Nick, and I wouldn't necessarily embrace another character just because GWD played him.
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That's very interesting! Myself, I try to feel for the intrinsic, archetypal character, regardless of any actor who may occupy the role, and I try to know as little as feasible about living actors and creators, lest it interfere with appreciation of the artistic work (e.g. when I learn that a famous person is a brute to his family, or a racist, or sexist, or thief, or liar, etc. -- when it's very bad, I must boycott).
I remember a conversation with Carrie once, near the time she finally wandered away from FKdom. She said she'd discovered that she didn't really care about Nick; she more enjoyed GWD. Me, I really care about the Nick character. As much as I enjoy GWD's work, I'd allow another actor to play Nick, and I wouldn't necessarily embrace another character just because GWD played him.