Wednesday, September 26, 2012

My Top 10 Male Performances of All Time


I’m running and gunning this week – out to set the record straight about the films and performances I love the most. Yesterday I ranked my favorite flicks of all time, today I tackle my favorite male performances. The ladies will be tomorrow.

Here’s how I want to play this: the first performance listed is my favorite male performance from a film. Ever. Period. The subsequent nine are listed chronologically, because my attempts to rank them were futile at best.

Hope you like the picks, and thanks to every one for your thoughtful comments yesterday!

Marlon Brando – A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
As Stanley Kowalski
Brando’s performance in A Streetcar Named Desire changed the face of movie screen acting. That’s a notion that is inarguable, and just one of the many reasons I consider it the finest acting performance of all time.

American male movie acting up until that point consisted predominantly of the alpha male. The brooding authority figure who rarely changed his speech inflection and, even if he was doing bad, was never really doing bad. It’s a tricky argument, because if you take that statement the wrong way, then I’m essentially belittling every other acting performance before Brando’s work here. That’s not my intent, but it does skim the surface of my main point.

Brando’s Stanley Kowalski was (rather, is) a force of nature. He yelled, screamed, beat, berated, raped. But he was also gentle, and forgiving, and, perhaps most importantly, presented with a great amount of vulnerability. That simply did not happen in American movies before 1951. Brando changed the game and opened the door for genuine angst to flood in. His performance here is as important an artistic milestone as there has been.

Montgomery Clift – A Place in the Sun (1951)
As George Eastman
Now, talk about vulnerability; Clift’s role in A Place in the Sun is the epitome of male emasculation. Everything George does is done without the slightest shred of confidence or self-assurance. He’s a man literally drifting along, trying to keep his head above water.

I hadn’t seen A Place in the Sun in roughly two years, and upon watching it for this post, I was completely dumbfounded by what Clift did here. There’s a scene midway through the movie in which George’s secret lover, Alice (a flawless Shelley Winters) calls George while he’s having dinner with his public lover, Angela (Elizabeth Taylor, at her youthful best). Alice demands that George come pick her up from the bus station. If he doesn’t, she will blow his cover wide open. Now, watch Clift here. And fucking listen. His voice never gets above a genuine whisper (as opposed to a fake, loud whisper heard in movies all the time), his head is cowered down, his voice is shaky – he is a lost boy, trapped in a cage. Mesmerizing.

Anthony Perkins – Psycho (1960)
As Norman Bates
Feel free to put Perkins’ Norman Bates right next to Clift’s George Eastman as an ultimate study in understatement.

What is Bates’ angle? Why is he so interested in passerby Marion Crane? Is it attraction? Fear? Pity? Why is he so complacent with whatever ludicrous demands his mother asks of him? Essentially, why (and how) is Norman, Norman?

Those are questions I wondered the first time I watched Psycho. I knew something was coming (because everyone knows what’s coming), but I didn’t see the point of it. Not only does knowing make the film as a whole better, but it reveals just how layered Perkins’ work here is. Arguably the creepiest son of a bitch ever captured on screen.

Paul Newman – Cool Hand Luke (1967)
As Luke Jackson
There’s nothing I don’t love about “Cool Hand” Luke Jackson, and, more specifically, about the way Newman plays him. Sentenced to two years on a work farm prison for drunkenly cutting the heads off parking meters, Luke is subjected to excessive cruelty because he is a man who simply will not conform.

Everything he does is done to buck the system. Even the act of increasing productively is taken as a slight to the powers that be. It’s the ultimate Damn the Man performance; heightened with Newman’s signature bold command of the screen.

I’ve spent the space here detailing the flawless obstinance that Newman brings to Luke, but, really, the performance is taken to a new level once the character’s desperation takes hold. He’s a man at the end of his rope, and watching Newman beg and plead to not spend another night in the box is something that never fails to disturb.

That Luke, he sure was a cool hand.

Al Pacino – Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
As Sonny Wortzik
It’s all about the phone call. By the time Sonny is able to talk to his lover, Leon (Chris Sarandon) on the phone, Pacino’s acting skills have been tested and scrutinized thoroughly in Dog Day Afternoon. But during his moment on the phone with Leon, we are privy to the best that Pacino ever had to offer.

Their conversation begins as a humorous lover’s spat. Given the situation (you know, that Sonny is in the midst of robbing a bank and faces certain doom), I can’t help but laugh at Leon’s constant griping. But as the scene evolves, a sweaty, exhausted Sonny finally concedes his fear of the situation. It’s a scene of equal tenderness and angst; as fine an acting accomplishment as there is. And that is just one damn scene.

Christopher Walken – The Deer Hunter (1978)
As Nick Chevotarevich
You may have noticed that I’m particularly fond of watching excellent actors excellently portray desperation. It isn’t my intent to draw such attention to performances of the kind, but it is what I find myself taken with most often. I mention this because rarely am I as disturbed and sorrowful for a movie character as I am for Nick Chevotarevich.

Walken’s performance as Nick is the only supporting role on this list, which is an important distinction to highlight. Robert De Niro occupies most of the male screentime in Michael Cimino’s classic Vietnam War film, but every single frame in which Walken is on screen, it is utterly impossible to take yours eyes off of him. At first the loyal friend, then the scared shitless POW, to, finally, the flipped switch. No matter the distinction in character, Walken is gut wrenching here. The still I have chosen to represent Walken’s performance is one of the most haunting faces I have ever seen captured on film. I’m not quite sure it has ever escaped my mind.

Robert De Niro – Raging Bull (1980)
As Jake LaMotta
I’ve mentioned De Niro’s iconic performance as LaMotta several times before, but to reiterate my point as succinctly as possible, the scene in which LaMotta find himself face to face with a concrete prison wall is the single best-acted scene I have ever witnessed. I have yet to see power and rage executed as compellingly as De Niro achieves in that moment.

“Why? Why? Why? Why?”

We may never know.

Denzel Washington – Malcolm X (1992)
As Malcolm X
Really, there are three distinct lead performances in Spike Lee’s Malcolm X. The fact that they are all executed by the same man only accentuates the power of Washington’s work here.

As an up-and-coming hustler in Boston (and later Harlem), Washington plays Malcolm as a wannabe thug, desperately trying to make good on a hustle by flexing far more power than he actually has. Once a full-fledged member of the Nation of Islam, Washington is in full orator mode, reciting Malcolm X’s most famed speeches with perfect diction and thrilling confidence. This is the performance in which Washington truly captivates. There isn’t a single misspoken word or faulted gesture.

And then there’s the post-Mecca Malcolm, in which Washington is able to express the best, most controlled remorse he has ever delivered. To be honest, any one of these performances is enough to merit inclusion on a list like this one. But the fact that there are three of them, in one film… wow.

Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood (2007)
As Daniel Plainview
What can I say about Daniel Day-Lewis’ portrayal of Daniel Plainview that hasn’t already been said? It’s a performance that has been lauded and awarded to no end, and, upon rewatching the film a few days ago, it’s obvious as to why this is (and will forever remain) a benchmark of film screen acting.

I find myself continually pondering why Plainview does what he does. Money? Okay, sure. But what does he spend his money on? A house with a fancy bowling alley… but is he ever coherent enough to enjoy it? Power? Okay, sure. But over whom? The poor, easily persuaded souls that occupy Little Boston? But to what gain?

A man as confounding as Plainview really shouldn’t work, but with Paul Thomas Anderson’s terse script and tight direction (coupled with a go for broke Day-Lewis), “work” is the only thing this performance does. Plainview is furious, tenacious and hell bent. On what and why, I have no idea. Therein lies the beauty.

Michael Fassbender – Shame (2011)
As Brandon Sullivan
I can potentially foresee myself getting a little flack for picking a performance that is so new, but I simply cannot help myself. Brandon Sullivan is as lost, depraved and longing a soul as I have ever watched unfold on screen.

In one of the most fearless roles so far this century (or, really, ever), Michael Fassbender plays Brandon as an empty shell of a man. A guy whose sole motivation in life is seeking his next fix. We’ve all seen addiction on film countless times, but I’ve certainly never seen it played with as much restrained furor as Fassbender does here.

By now, I’ve discussed Shame and its lead performance ad nauseam – I’m not going for overkill, but rather determined praise. There’s nothing about Fassbender’s work here that fails to move me.

60 comments:

  1. Hmm, Shame is certainly a new film..but it's a great performance.

    LOVE the Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Anthony Perkins and DDL selections. PERFECTION!

    The others are all really great too (only haven't seen A Place in the Sun).

    Another great list Alex! :)

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    1. Thanks man! Glad you dig my picks. And man... A Place in the Sun. Jesus christ. It just isn't what you expect. Shit is heavy.

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  2. Hallelujah! I've seen all of these performances! (That almost never happens!) That said, my favorite performances from some of the actors on here are different:

    Brando: either On the Waterfront or Last Tango in Paris

    Clift: either From Here to Eternity or Judgment at Nuremberg

    Newman: The Verdict

    Pacino: The Godfather Part II

    Walken and De Niro? They earned those Oscars fair and square. (Day-Lewis I'm sort of mixed on.)

    And Fassbender was robbed of an Oscar. (Let's be honest. He would have won had he been nominated. Fuck you, AMPAS.)

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    1. Fuck you AMPAS, indeed!

      This comment is awesome... flawless picks all around. Picks that could've easily been swapped for the ones I chose. Brando in Last Tango in Paris is, like, whoa.

      Clift in Nuremberg kills me. Just devastating.

      Solid picks.

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  3. Great list man! Love the '51 performances, but I slightly prefer Kirk Douglas' in Ace in the Hole to their classic performances. Most of these are my winners in their respective categories, except I wouldn't even nominate Day-Lewis or Fassbender. They get honorable mentions though.

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    1. Thanks dude! Oh Douglas is perfect in Ace in the Hole. Do you like him there better than Paths of Glory? I think Paths is my favorite Douglas performance. Damn tough call though.

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    2. Ooh, tough indeed. Right now I'm saying Ace in the Hole, but tomorrow it could be Paths of Glory. :)

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    3. Ha, exactly. Great performances there. Damn.

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  4. In that list, the ones by Brando, Clift, and Pacino are the ones I haven't seen though they are on my DVR list. Everything else however, that's a list of great performances. Notably Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview. A man who is definitely consumed by greed and he ends up eating a steak with his bare hands without utensils and in a bowling alley.

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    1. Don't you just love the evolution of Daniel Plainview? From everything, to steak on the floor. Like a dying dog scrapping crumbs together to live.

      Man, I cannot WAIT to hear what you think of Streetcar, Place in the Sun, and especially Dog Day.

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  5. I haven't seen A Place in the Sun or Cool Hand Luke yet but everything else is Gold in this list.

    Do We really know that Sonny faces certain doom or don't we always ? I mean 15 minutes into the film and I was certain of that. But there is 100 fucking minutes of movie after that. That. That makes Lumet my favorite. Exactly that.
    I don't remember most of Deer Hunter now but I do remember Walken. Unforgettable.
    Malcom X - 'No man should have that much power' scene. Enough said.
    Daniel Day-Lewis is only the best solo performance ever right. Nothing great about that.
    Next time I watch Shame I am going to mute my TV/Computer and watch the whole movie. I am almost certain it will be just as great.

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    1. You're so right about Sonny... that man is toast from the get-go. Lumet is a God.

      Really glad you dig the picks you've seen. That scene from Malcolm X is revelatory. Washington completely embodies the man. Flawless work.

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  6. I have seen 7 of these and we have 3 performances in common in this list too.
    Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon, DDL in There Will Be Blood and Perkins in Psycho.
    My favourite male performance of all time is Adrien Brody in The Pianist.
    Great list :)

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    1. Just saw Deer Hunter. I can see why you included Walken in this list. Phenomenal.

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    2. Brody was, no joke, number 11. I love everything about his work in that film. Haunting and real.

      Glad you watched The Deer Hunter. I know it's a tough ride, but it is a damn fine film.

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  7. Shame, There Will Be Blood, Psycho, A Streetcar

    I just recently watched Streetcar and you're absolutely right about Brando's performance. He was breathtaking, I mean acting-wise. And a little more off-topic, I love that his last name is Kowalski (which is mine too) because you don't often see polish surnames in Hollywood movies. There's a lot of prejudice here I think, which is also shown in the movie.

    Other films I saw from your list are Psycho, There Will Be Blood and Shame - all including top-notch performances. I was especially impressed, and this is the performance I remember most aside of Streetcar, by Shame. That performance really blew me away.
    I haven't figured my favourite male performance out yet.

    An inspiring post!

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    1. Interesting to hear your thoughts on Polish segregation in Hollywood. I would love (like...LOVE) to read a post on that, if you ever got inspired enough to write on.

      Thanks so much for reading and commenting! I'm really glad you like my picks!

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  8. Fassbender's performance in Shame is stunning, i'll never know how it wasn't even nominated for an Oscar. I've heard that he's brilliant in Hunger too, although I haven't caught that yet. And there's no reason why recent performances can't be included if they're good enough!

    I'd recommend checking out Robert Walker in Strangers on a Train if you haven't already. That's a superb performance.

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    1. Fassbender's lack of an Oscar nom will go down as one of the Academy's biggest gaffs ever. You mark my words haha.

      He is alarming in Hunger. Fucking ferocious. A remarkable performance in a remarkable film.

      Walker is fantastic in Strangers on a Train. One of my favorite Hitchcock flicks. Great choice!

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  9. Can't really argue with any.

    Some names off the top of my head:
    Ryan Gosling - Half Nelson
    Sean Penn - Mystic River, Milk...lots of things
    Phillip Seymour Hoffman - anything
    Adrien Brody - The Pianist

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    1. Nice man. Great picks. Brody was my 11th pick. Fucking love him.

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  10. Love this list man, loads of great, worthy performances.
    A few I'd consider for this list that weren't there
    Richard Burton, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, as George
    Jeremy Irons, Dead Ringers, as Beverly Mantle and Elliot Mantle
    Bruno Ganz, Downfall, as Adolph Hitler

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    1. Thanks! Ohhhh great picks there. I LOVE Irons' double work in Dead Ringers. That is a hell of a performance.

      Thanks for stopping by and commenting!

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  11. Great list, especially happy to see Newman on here. Ones I'd consider as well up there would be Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal (the first time), one of the scariest movie characters of all time as well as Malcolm McDowell as Alex and of course Peter Sellers as everyone in Dr. Strangelove.

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    1. Hey man, thanks for stopping by!

      Oh dude, Sellers was another one that made the initial list. He'd definitely be in the teens. Same goes with Hopkins... and McDowell, shit. Just perfection all around.

      I was cured, all right.

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  12. You've jogged my memory that I need to watch A Place in the Sun (1951) as soon as possible.

    I prefer Pacino in Scent of A Woman, but Dogday is also an excellent performance worth highlighting!

    A little surprised no Bale from American Psycho on your list, or was it only the book that blew you away?

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    1. Cannot recommend A Place in the Sun highly enough, for many many reasons. I phenomenal accomplishment.

      Ohh no, I fucking LOVE American Psycho - both the book and movie. And I love Bale to death as Bateman. The perfect actor for that material. He was close to making it, for sure!

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  13. I couldn't help but nod my head in agreement with most of these! I love that you highlighted Walken in The Deer Hunter, and that you weren't afraid to include a recent performance (Shame) either. Well done, sir.

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    1. Thanks buddy! Walken, man. I've never been able to get that character out of my head. Haunts me to no end. Likewise Brandon Sullivan. Damn.

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  14. OH HOW I LOVE THAT YOU PUT DOG DAY AFTERNOON ON HERE.

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  15. You seem to be setting the record for continuous fantastic lists. Sadly I've only seen three of these performances, although I'd be quick to put all three on any list of mine. Honestly I'm surprised to only see one De Niro on here, especially considering your love of Taxi Driver which he's perfect in. Also if I were to put a Fassbender on my list (which I certainly would) I would personally have to say Hunger has the stronger performance, but they're damn close. Also I know you've written about it before but I'd definitely have Heath Ledger's Ennis Del Mar on here. Also Philip Seymour Hoffman is Synecdoche (A film I know you're not a fan of), but you gotta love PSH? Right?

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    1. Oh, and Bale for American Psycho of course!

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    2. Thanks so much for saying that, Ethan!

      Travis Bickle is my favorite movie character of all time. No question. But when I'm forced to chose, I do think the "better" acted of those two De Niro characters goes to his LaMotta. But really, impossible to say for sure.

      Fass in Hunger and Ledger in Brokeback were on the shortlist. Both damn near made the cut. I LOVE PSH, and although I'm not the biggest fan of that flick, I can't deny his power in it.

      Bale in American Psycho is fuckin' gold. "Don't just stare at it. EAT IT!"

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  16. Excellent list! I especially like your inclusion of Walken in The Deer Hunter. That character is seared in my brain.

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  17. I have to give you credit for including Michael Fassbender's incredible performance in Shame. I too would have picked him as one of my top 10 best male performances ever. You also do a great job in describing his character by saying: "We’ve all seen addiction on film countless times, but I’ve certainly never seen it played with as much restrained furor as Fassbender does here." I couldn't have said it better myself.
    This is why I can't wait to see where Fassbender will take us next. He's one to look for, his talent is immense. I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up being the Brando of his generation.

    As for the rest of the performances, there's a couple I haven't had the pleasure to see, namely Paul Newman's in Cool Hand Luke and Montgomery Clift's in A Place in the Sun. I will get to both soon I promise.

    As for the rest of your choices, I can't say I disagree with the praise you distill on all of them. They're all among the best I've seen as well. Having said that, my own list would probably only intersect with yours with Michael Fassbender and Daniel Day Lewis' awesome portrayal of Daniel Plainview.

    Great post!

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    1. Hey man, thanks so much for stopping by and leaving such kind, insightful comments!

      I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Fass ends up being hailed as the Brando of his generation. I don't think that is undeserved hyperbolic praised at all. I love that man's power.

      Cool Hand Luke and A Place in the Sun are awesome flicks. Two movies that bucked the censors and went all in. Can't wait to hear what you think of them!

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  18. I actually haven't seen three of these performances - Brando, Clift and Newman - but I have heard they are fantastic. Great to see DDL and Fassbender included (I think DDL is my fav. performance of all time) and its pretty hard to ignore a Pacino and DeNiro performance in a list like this. Great choices there, too.

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    1. Thanks man. DDL as Plainview is a haunting force of nature. I didn't know that was your fave of all time... which is awesome.

      I definitely hold Streetcar, Place in the Sun and Luke to the highest esteem!

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  19. These are all such great choices - especially Pacino for Dog Day Afternoon - this guy has so many flawless performances but this one will always be my favorite. And it's great to see Fassbender in your list, would definetly feature him on mine as well.

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    1. Thanks Sati! Glad you dig the choices. Pacino in Dog Day is just perfect. That man hit a crazy good streak in the '70s, but that one always stands out for me.

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  20. Loving the lists Alex- I realized I saw more of the male performances than the female ones, so now I have to add more films to my list! thanks :P
    I completely agree and am happy to see Marlon Brando, Daniel Day Lewis and Michael Fassbender on the list, those roles were memorable. Although I am happy to see Al Pacino there, I would have thought you would have chosen Godfather or Scarface or something, but I am sure this movie is great,too.

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    1. Hhaha my pleasure!

      You know, I've never been the biggest fan of Scarface. I appreciate that it's a good slice of pulp cinema, but I definitely don't think it's a masterpiece or anything. Likewise Pacino's role in it, which I think is fun but nowhere near the work he cooked up for the Godfathers or Dog Day. But either way, I wish Pacino today would do SOMETHING that was remotely close to the great work in did in all of those films!

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  21. Raging Bull is a curious one for me. DeNiro is my favorite actor of all-time, hands down...but I don't think his Jake LeMotta would even be in my top 5 performances from him! Now that may just be because he's been in so many great films, but honestly I feel like he's not even the best performance in Raging Bull(Joe Pesci is a real powerhouse with the right material). And I'm not that impressed with actors gaining/losing a lot of weight. The wall-punching scene is fantastic, though. And I'll admit, my Scorsese taste are at a little at odds from the consensus. I think Mean Streets is the rawest, leanest, greatest film he's ever done, outpacing Taxi Driver(which is fantastic, 'cept for that terrible ending) and Goodfellas(is there a more entertaining film then this one, I haven't seen it). And honestly, I do prefer King of Comedy to Raging Bull; now there's a film that's pretty underrated. Rupert Pupkin is like that scene where the camera moves away from Travis' socially-awkward phone call, but it keeps the camera on him the entire film.

    Ya know Denzel Washington didn't win Best Actor for Malcolm X, right? Doesn't that fact completely blow your damn mind!? How about the fact that gave it to Al Pacino in another post-Scarface overblown Pacino performance, nowhere NEAR his 70s peak? Isn't that completely insane!?

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    1. Denzel first: No, I still cannot believe that he lost that Oscar. That was HIS Oscar. By now, it seems pretty clear that Pacino's win was a consolation prize for decades of good work, nothing more.

      Thorough breakdown of your thoughts on De Niro and Scorsese's careers. Mean Streets is bloody fucking fantastic, I love everything about that flick. Same with King of Comedy, which contains arguably the most criminally overlooked performance of Bobby D's career. I get where you're coming from with Raging Bull, and that's all good. One thing though, De Niro kind of started the whole weight gain/loss bit for a movie role. He wasn't the first to do it, but that performance definitely popularized it. I'm not a fan of it today (I feel like many actors do it as a way to gain free creditability) but what he did with it blew my damn mind.

      Thanks for leaving such an insightful comment!

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  22. Christopher Walken's performance in The Deer Hunter is devastating,the Russian Roulette scenes wouldn't look so horrible without his "war face".

    And the prison scene in Raging Bull,hell yeah.

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    1. Hell yeah, indeed. Glad you like both of those performances. Walken's face in that film is something that will be seared into my brain always and forever.

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  23. Great list! Walken in The Deer Hunter is just so achingly brilliant! Hard to beat!

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    1. Thanks! It's those eyes, man. Those cold, dead eyes.

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  24. Once again, I feel that I have not seen enough movies to truly create a top 10 favorite performances from men/women but I recently watched Thomas Vinterberg's Jagten (The Hunt) again and man o man I would definitely have to throw Mads Mikkelsen's portrayal of Lucas into that list. I recommend it to everyone I can (fav. movie of 2012 for me) even though it's an extremely tough film to watch, and even like, but Mikkelsen's performance is just a true powerhouse. The way he acts is just so authentic I felt as though I was watching a documentary (which may be more due to Vinterberg's direction and Charlotte Bruus Christensen's cinematography - and that last shot, damn, goosebumps whenever I even think about it) but it was just one of those performances that has stayed with me ever since I first saw it. He is truly one of the best actors working today (imo) and I think it's great that he won the best actor award at Canne.
    Sorry for rambling by the way.

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    1. Hey man, please feel free to ramble here anytime. I'm just thankful that you comment at all!

      You know, I still haven't seen The Hunt, because I haven't been able to find it. But I really, really, really, need to track that one down, because I love Mikkelsen's work.

      Thanks for the reminder though, I'm really gonna to seek it out now.

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    2. Definitely let me know what you think of it (if you don't end up writing a review or whatever, I know you're a really busy guy) man! It's definitely a movie that will get you mad while watching it.

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    3. It will get me mad?! Oh shit, I need to be all over this ASAP.

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  25. Funnily enough, my favourite performance on this list is Christopher Walken's in The Deer Hunter. His character... that ending... the beautiful guitar music during the credits... those three aspects absolutely devastated me. I'd put it up there with the greatest performances of all time.

    The only one I disagree with is Montgomery Clift in A Place in the Sun... I think I'll have to give that film another watch. I'd put Humphrey Bogart on here for Casablanca (the most powerful display of love, sensitivity and vulnerability in such an old film), or even Bogart for Treasure of the Sierra Madre (where he played a man that delves into the depths of madness, just as much as Norman Bates in Psycho).

    I just loved your list though. Very different! :)

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    1. Walken in The Deer Hunter is the reason why that movie is the most disturbing film I've ever seen. The first time I watched that, I didn't like the movie at all. (I was very young.) But it never left my mind. I revisited it about a year later and wow. Just... wow.

      Of your two Bogie performances, I like the Madre one more, if ever so slightly. As for Clift in Sun... that one nails me almost as much as Walken in The Deer Hunter. I fucking love Monty Clift. In everything.

      Thanks for reading and commenting on these older posts!

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  26. Nice list. I still got to see a lot of these (so many films, so little time) although I am surprised by the lack of Robert Shaw in Jaws.

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    1. Thanks man. I love Shaw in Jaws, but yeah... some many great performances, such little space.

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  27. I know Deadwood is a TV series, but Ian McShane's Al Swearengen is more impressive than all of these performances combined. And he did it for 36 episodes.

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    1. How the hell did this guy never win an Emmy? One of the finest performances I've ever seen. "NOW. Fucking Go. Faster."

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