Celebrity Crushes

[Janine]

Really? No idea who he is but he looks like a little boy.

hahaha...that is a good one Scher. He is James McAvoy...think I spelled that right. He is of the younger generation. Hey, in cyberspace, we can fawn over those as young guys well, can't we? I think he may only be in his late 20's. He was in "The Last King of Scotland" and "Becoming Jane"....two pretty decent films. He is quite a good actor. Another Scottish actor I always associated with McAvoy is Ewan McGregor. I just love those Scottish accents, too. I will have to come up with some good photos of Ewan soon or ask my friend, Haunted if she can, since she is a big McGregor fan.

Now I have always loved Joaquin Phoenix, but I could not understand that long beard deal on Letterman show or why he has retired from acting. Was the beard part of a comedy routine; does anyone know? At the Oscars, Ben Stiller, had a similar beard and acted goofy like him. I didn't get it at first, but then I saw the Letterman clip on Youtube and got the joke. So what is the latest on Joaquin? If he has dropped out of life, at least I have his old movies to watch. Yes, he is very 'smexy' indeed, Bakiryu

[Scheherazade]

hahaha...that is a good one Scher. He is James McAvoy...think I spelled that right. He is of the younger generation. Hey, in cyberspace, we can fawn over those as young guys well, can't we? I think he may only be in his late 20's. He was in "The Last King of Scotland" and "Becoming Jane"....two pretty decent films. He is quite a good actor. Another Scottish actor I always associated with McAvoy is Ewan McGregor. I just love those Scottish accents, too. I will have to come up with some good photos of Ewan soon or ask my friend, Haunted if she can, since she is a big McGregor fan.

Maybe I should watch his movies because in these photos he reminds me of Harry Potter (without the glaasses, of course).

Yeah, accents are kewl but I like Irish accent better than Scotish accent, to be honest.

[Niamh]

Yeah, accents are kewl but I like Irish accent better than Scotish accent, to be honest.

What!!! Scottish accent is way better than an Irish accent! We have some knackery accents.

[Janine]

What!!! Scottish accent is way better than an Irish accent! We have some knackery accents.

Sweet Irish roseNiamh, *Janine bows* I adore Irish accents!!! I didn't say that Scottish was better. Yes, you do indeed have some very 'knackery' accents. I love Ken Branagh, he is still my #1 celeb crush and he's from Ireland. I actually love the film he did with a lot of knackery accents - "The Shadow of a Gunman", I am just viewing it again (3rd or 4th time) on Youtube. I just read the O'Casey play as well and loved it; remember that you recommended it to me. I bought the book of plays - can't wait to read another - probably "The Plow and the Stars" will be next. The Billy plays were very Irish and I loved them; have you seen those - that stared a very very young KB. Of course, some of the characters, I could not fully understand, until I heard the actors say their lines a few times. I am sure you would probably not understand me at times either, with my 'states' accent and slang.

With a son who is half Irish, of course I favor the Irish. I have Scottish blood in my family tree, so I am interested in both places. Hey, I just realised I did not wish you a Happy St. Patrick's Day...so I wish it now. Hope it was a great time! I was on the thread last night, went to get an ecard, and forgot (duh) to get back with my greeting. If it is not too late tonight, I may make it back to post something fun.

[Niamh]

I'm constantly surrounded by Knackery accents. I'm from Dublin after all! We have more accents than England and a lot of them arent nice!!
I alway forget he's Irish...
Read Juno and the Peacock next.

I forgot to mention that i love your celt cross!

[Riesa]

yes, that accent, I die for a Scottish accent. it's James McAvoy, scher. and he does look boyish, (or we are just getting old )and he's a little odd looking, and Idril pointed out to me that he's a mere 5' 7"; but he claims you through pure force of personality; nothing like David Tennant, but something like him in that aspect.

oops, I somehow missed this entire page...just commenting on Janine's mention of Ewan Macgregor.....5 capital MMMMM's.

and the truth about Joaquin on Letterman has yet to be revealed, very odd, that.

[Niamh]

5'7 is tall to me!

[Riesa]

I'm 5' 7". but I wouldn't let it stop me, I'd just wear flip-flops, or better yet, be barefoot.

[Niamh]

Well i'm 5'2" so he's tall enough for me!

[Riesa]

indeed he is, and you are no doubt many years younger than he is, which is also in your favor.

[Scheherazade]

I'm constantly surrounded by Knackery accents. I'm from Dublin after all! We have more accents than England and a lot of them arent nice!!
I alway forget he's Irish...
Read Juno and the Peacock next.

I forgot to mention that i love your celt cross!

I guess being surrounded with the Irish accent is the reason you don't think very highly of it. Otherwise, I think it is great, I think. I have an Irish friend who can "reduce" her accent when she chooses to but I always make her speak with the proper accent.

Just for the record, I did not say Irish accent was better than the Scotish but simply that I liked Irish one better.

and he does look boyish, (or we are just getting old ) and he's a little odd looking, and Idril pointed out to me that he's a mere 5' 7"; but he claims you through pure force of personality; nothing like David Tennant, but something like him in that aspect.

Of course we are not getting old (just maturing! )

I will have to watch one of his movies soon... but I should also admit here that I am not a Tennant fan. I find it hard to take him seriously as a leading actor.

*ducks to avoid the rotten tomatoes flying in her direction*

[Janine]

Hey, Niamh and Riesa, I beat both of you. He and you would definitely be tall to me. I am only 5ft....I may have even shrunk a little by my age...eek. I think McAvoy will have that boyish look for some time. I don't know how old he is; anyone know? Yeah, if you find out about that Letterman deal, let me know - it was just so weird.

Niamh, thanks for the compliment on the Celtic cross. Did you see my profile page? I did it all green and Celtic for St.Patrick's Day. It was fun changing it. I will keep it a bit longer since I love the greens, but then I will change it to a more spring-like theme. I meant to tell you that I noticed right away your change in avy and I liked it. I will have to check out your profile page - maybe some changes there as well? Sorry I missed the Irish party the other night. I am sure it was fun. I think all the beer was gone by the time I got there to peak in. Virgil had written me a short note that it was in progress and send me the link to the thread, but I did not get it till later that night since I was out.

It is funny about all those accents. Of course, there are different ones in the US as well. I can imagine Ireland beating England on accents though. Even in that one set of TV plays - "The Billy Plays" all the characters had different sounding accents. It could get a bit confusing at times. The uncle had the heaviest one and the kids sometimes were hard to understand but I really enjoyed listening to them. Their accents were charming to me. I guess Branagh had no problem going back to his native accent. He motified that to a great extend when he was about 9 and his family moved to England. That is probably why you forget he is Irish.

Good, I will read the O'Casey you recommend. I read a short synopsis on that particular one and it did sound like it would interest me.

Riesa, you said it - definitely 5 capital MMMMM's for Ewan!!! He is just so cute and his acting is always superb.

[higley]

Mr Robert Downey Jr is a fine man.

[Janine]

Mr Robert Downey Jr is a fine man.

I agree. I have always liked him. He was incredible in "Chaplin" and he is making such a fine come-back lately in several films. I can't wait to see him in the new Sherlock Holmes film. I heard he was great in "Ironman". I haven't seen that one yet. I loved him in a romantic comedy with Marissa Tomei - I can't recall the name of that movie presently, but it was a really cute film. He was so appealing in it.

[higley]

I agree. I have always liked him. He was incredible in "Chaplin" and he is making such a fine come-back lately in several films. I can't wait to see him in the new Sherlock Holmes film. I heard he was great in "Ironman". I haven't seen that one yet. I loved him in a romantic comedy with Marissa Tomei - I can't recall the name of that movie presently, but it was a really cute film. He was so appealing in it.

As a proud Sherlockaholic I hope he does the detective justice! If it were anyone other than him I would be concerned. Ironman was very good.