What an ugly person
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mmitsos-1 — 15 years ago(November 10, 2010 11:52 AM)
Sshelly,
I've already stated my piece about Emma regarding her comment about Audrey. I am going to comment on your statement that Audrey is the only actor to have received the Grand Slam of Grammy, Oscar, Tony, and Emmy. First, I'm not sure that she even won a Tonyfor what? She wasn't in the stage version of My Fair Lady.Julie Andrews was. And, Barbra Streisand hit this grand slam as well. She's won untold hundreds of Grammys, Oscar for Best Actress for Funny Girl, Oscar for song-writing for Evergreen, Tony for Funny Girl, and Emmy for at least one of her specials from the '60's. She's also won Golden Globes, but I guess most people don't count that, for some reason (don't know if Audrey has won any Golden Globes).
I like Audrey Hepburntruly I do. But I think this country is just so maniacl about their "fandom"no one can say anything the least bit negative about someone. I don't think Emma's comment was malicious at all. She was simply stating not a mere opinion, but a fact. This woman knows acting, whether her haters here believe it or notand she is one who can correctly assess bad, smaltzy acting from real acting (she's the first to say, for instance, that Meryl Streep is probably one of the best actresses we have, and is always quick to mention great talent of many, many of her colleagues). Audrey Hepburn's ACTING, not her overall charm factor, but her ACTING was somewhat weak, and it particularly deplorable in My Fair Lady. b68I've no doubt that much of it was also attributed to just the entire, overproduced production itself as well. But her accent was awful, and the line-reading was awfuljust an over-the-top fake, implausible characterization of Eliza Doolittle. -
jello-jewel — 11 years ago(February 20, 2015 05:08 AM)
Audrey won a Tony for the play Ondine. You can look it up. And yes, she has won Golden Globes as well.
The difference between Audrey and Emma is that Audrey would have never commented about her colleagues' acting unless it was to say something positive. Emma seems to think that her own acting is beyond approach. How would she like it if some other actress publicly criticized her acting? Apparently, empathy and discretion are two things Audrey had which Emma couldn't find if it were thr1c84own in her face.
And those who say that Audrey couldn't act well, should watch her in some of her more dramatic roles. Forget Breakfast at Tiffany's for a moment and watch The Nun's Story, Two for the Road, Wait Until Dark, and Robin and Marian. Most critics would agree that she more than proved that she was NOT just a pretty face in these roles.
As for Eliza Doolittle, Audrey's performance as the flower girl did get some criticism, but she was widely-praised for her portrayal as the lady. If she were really that bad, I doubt she would have been nominated for a Golden Globe-which she was.