"Ultimately I guess in her mind I did". With his balding pate and doughy physique, Giamatti, 42, has a character actor's look and the talent to spare.
In addition, Reubens wore prosthetic teeth and a wig to accommodate his character's look.
Ms. Louis-Dreyfus said that toward the end of the series, her character's look took on a slimmer, darker palette.
"It always looked like I was going to a coronation for a very senior royal member," she said of her own character's look.
Mr. Rudetsky has a character actor's looks, not a leading man's; his face is long, rubbery and a little mournful.
I was turning around really slowly to put on the next character's look and gave myself a quick pep talk: "Just commit as an actress.
I am the first to wish Mr. Lynch a return to full physical form, but the character's look at present is so complete that the sling should be retained whatever happens.
Besides your character's look, did you have a lot of say in how the film was shaped?
The filming crew did test shots with various masks for the character, including a leather mask reminiscent of the comic book character's look, before going with the painted variation.
