Signature handwriting: actors’ techniques that circulate from movie to movie

You may not have noticed, but just as we all have signature gestures or words that we repeat at every opportunity, Hollywood actors have tricks that follow them from movie to movie. Let’s talk about them!

Leonardo DiCaprio points with his finger

Even at the dawn of his career – in “Diary of a Basketball Player” – Leonardo DiCaprio learned to poke his finger at his interlocutor in a way that no one else did. And then it started, and the actor repeated that move later in Inception, The Wolf of Wall Street, and Django Unchained.

Brad Pitt pursed his lips. And always eat

Notice how often Brad Pitt bites or purses his lips on screen. As for us, a particularly fiery version of the signature move appeared in David Fincher’s thriller Seven. And a couple of years ago, a funny pattern was noticed on Reddit: the more the actor’s characters eat in the frame, the more successful the movie is in the end. To do this, one of the users even analyzed all the photos with the participation of Brad Pitt and came to the conclusion: “I did not count the drink, water or coffee. To calculate calories, I found the average serving size and average calories on the internet. What did I learn? Brad Pitt’s films that consume more than 200 “screen” calories outperform films in which he eats less or no more.”

Ryan Reynolds washes

It seems that some people just love to either take a shower or show their uniforms on camera. One way or another, at least in “Holiday”, “Nines” and “Proposal” the directors sent the actor to wash.

Sam Rockwell is dancing

Sam Rockwell never misses an opportunity to dance in almost every movie he makes, even if it’s just a few moves. “Phrase” to her, “Road, road home”, “My boyfriend is a murderer.” It’s not surprising that the actor was later invited to the main role in the Flight Facilities video.

Ryan Gosling shows his tongue

Confusion, enthusiasm or tension? Ryan Gosling knows how to portray these emotions – show the viewer the tip of the tongue! For example, it was in the episodes “Countdown of the Murders”, “Hercules’ Incredible Journeys”, “Fanatic” and “Driver”.

Colin Farrell makes eyebrows look like a house

… and spawned a lot of memes. With such thick eyebrows, although it would be a sin not to “use them”, as the actor did in the most dramatic moments of “Phone Booth”, “Lie Down in Bruges”, “Cassandra’s Dreams”, “Daredevil” and other films .

Dwayne Johnson raises an eyebrow

Another amateur who plays with eyebrows in front of the camera is Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Moreover, this gesture made by the actor has become so popular that he often repeats it not only in movies, but also during the show or in videos on social networks.

John Cusack caught in the rain

Good weather is clearly not for John Cusack. How else to explain the player characters’ love to get caught in the rain so much? As evidence: “Sure”, “Say something” and the same scene with the stereo, “Fanatic”, “Contract”.

Tom Hanks… comforting himself

Of all possible chips, Tom Hanks chose the most sincere. For the first time such a scene appears in the movie “A League of Their Own”, after which his character announces his desire to “pee” in “Forrest Gump” (again in a conversation with the president) and the same thing happened “Suburban”, “Damn Road”, “Debt Pit” , “Apollo 13”, “Terminal” and of course “Green Mile” were also repeated. And in Cast Away, for which the actor received an Oscar nomination, his character poses a question only Tom Hanks can think of: if you were stranded on a deserted island, where would you write it?

Bruce Willis grins like no other

Ah, that signature smile! Bruce Willis began using it in Die Hard and continued with The Hudson Hawk, The Nine Yards and Moonlight Kingdom. We are ready to look after him forever.