Forest Whitaker
Saturday, January 7th, 2006From a short profile of an actor I like a lot, Forest Whitaker, who’s just finished playing Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland:
On the whole, though, I think we’re dictated by our structure, our past, our environment, our culture. So once you understand the patterns that shape a person, how can you not find sympathy?
Ghost Dog is one of my favorite movies, and while it is solidly Jarmuschian, I can’t imagine the film without Whitaker. This year he’s taking his first-ever ongoing TV role, in The Shield; maybe I’ll dig around to see if French cable has picked it up.
(via rw)