Well said

Posing nude - didn’t help him .

No, it didn't.

ESPECIALLY "DELIVERANCE"

This? Maybe but Deliverance? No way That year had some stunning performances. Marlon Brando, Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Peter o'toole, Reynolds never stood a chance.

Absolutely not. Robin Williams deserved that oscar. He was phenomenal in Good Will Hunting

@Diego Pisfil no he shouldn't have. Michael Douglas deserved it for Wall Street.

Diego Pisfil absolutely not even Jack Nicholson in ironweed was better then Robin Williams that year

Diego Pisfil but I do think so

Diego Pisfil not with Marlon Brando as The Godfather that same year

Oscars suck. GG is where it's at. Their taste is far better.

RIP Philip

@Tash21 They did clash on the set a few times. Paul was really young & didn't give Burt enough respect for where he'd been & done in t/business. Therefore, Burt was rubbed the wrong way by someone who was a baby by comparison. However, they both admitted to their faults of behavior & found great respect for one another. Paul did state he felt t/strain between them got a better performance out of Burt. Burt realized he was wrong to think this "kid" didn't know anything. Has a chapter about PTA in his 2nd book. PTA also asked him to be in his next project "Magnolia" but Burt turned it down. Another HUGE career mistake on Burt's part, in my opinion. Burt had a long history of turning down parts he shouldn't have. Too damn stubborn for his own good! RIP BR.

Yeah, although he ripped PTA a bunch of times. He could of been in Magnolia but turned it down saying "I already made my movie with Paul Thomas Anderson, and I that was enough for me." instead he did hunters moon which was direct to video.

Trulysarcastic44 I don’t recall Burt ever saying that

@@allsystemsgo8678wonder what role he would’ve played

Before he turned into the Crypt Keeper

he was handsome all the time!

He was VERY handsome here!

I remember watching him on win lose or draw in the 80's when he and Loni hosted it on their ranch, and appeared on the show over the years.

He was far from humble, let me tell ya :) There's a story of him getting on the Blade Runner set back in the day demanding to know why the lead role wasn't his! He was a nutter, but that stuff carries onto the screen and makes these guys compelling to watch. Same with Robert Mitchum. A great example is Sterling Hayden. If you don't know him off hand, he played General Ripper, the mad Army officer who is about to kick off WW3 in DR Strangelove. He also played the corrupt Police chief Al Pachino shoots in The Godfather. He has a unique presence on screen and in real life he was a total nutter! Just check out some old interviews with the man. Calling him an eccentric is a vast understatement!

Chuck M LOL Lol

@DavidLean...if this story were true about the Blade Runner set, why is this the 1st time I have ever heard this? It would've been all over the airwaves. The tabloids followed him constantly throughout his career. I've never seen any reports of this (and even so, those tabloids are full of truths, right?!)...

Why would it be all over the newspapers? Has what happened with Harvey Weinstein (not to mention all the other Hollywood related stories) taught you nothing? Have you been on a film set? Then how would you have any possible idea how a story would get from a film set to a newspaper? Stories are kept hushed all the time. Until you have a valid question based on something other than your cognitive dissonance, don't bother me. @@coldwinter5710

knickit Some are still around. Brad Pitt for sure.

I strongly disagree, you should watch more movies.

Lived it up and lined it down. Women of desire listed for this man. He handled an insurmountable amount of attention.and accolade. Elvis level cool swagger. Lived long and legendary(82) Watch Ol' Bandit Run...!

Well, it's all relative to the competition too. Reynolds was the front runner for Boogie Nights for several months, but Good Will Hunting came out right before Christmas and people were really drawn to Robin Williams' performance. I actually think the right actor won that year, but both were worthy.

he was fabulous in ' Malone ' see that Mary

It does. I think he was just trying to stay political here.

@@NESherv You mean diplomatic.

That's the word.

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It's unfortunate he was so hung up on this role's character and didn't enjoy the work he did more. He was too concerned what his older fans might think of it instead of understanding there was a whole new generation of fans out there waiting for him. He needed to get over the subject matter of the film and embrace being a great "actor" in it! As a result, he didn't do a lot of press for the film and I believe it cost him the Oscar he deserved that year. Very sad for him. PTA also admitted he was pretty cocky directing the film and handled things poorly with Burt. Burt also wrote a nice segment about this role and PTA in his final book.

Amen brother!!

also action

edit your post Christian. I don't want anyone laughing at you.

Fun Facts it went against his “morals” He was quite a prude, believe it or not.

@@gordongordon98 I think that he was afraid of the subject of the film, the porn industry. Maybe he thought the film would look cheap because of that.

Burt definitely should have one the Oscar for Boogie Nights and Deliverance. The Hollywood decision makers didn't like him bc he called them out on their absurdities.

Totally right! Great performance

*deserving **should have C'mon man...

I agree