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Which do you prefer?
1: Nicolas Cage in: a) psycho-mode, b) morose, calm, bored mode?
2: Al Pacino in: a) Frank Slade "hoo-ha!" mode, or b) "Serpico"/"Dog Day Afternoon" mad shouting mode.
3: Harrison Ford in: a) cowboyish Han Solo/Indiana Jones mode, or b) angry/worried decent American responsible father mode?
4: Jeremy Irons in: a) calm, classy gentleman mode, b) perpetually angry villain mode?
5: John Lithgow in: a) goofy, comedic mode, b) scary criminal gone bonkers mode.
6: Kurt Russel in: a) bad ass killer mode, b) perpetually immature guy with a heart of gold mode, c) wimpy, responsible, concerned 40-something mode. Okay, so he's tri-modal.
7: Robin Williams in: a) retard on crack mode, b) serious, calm, quiet guy with facial hair mode.
8: Anthony Hopkins in: a) savage serial killer mode, b) gentleman/butler mode.
9: Edward Norton in: a) wimpy guy mode, b) dangerous jerk mode.
10: Samuel L. Jackson in: a) seriously disturbed bad ass having a bad hair day mode, b) serious guy wearing glasses who gets angry easily.
11: Keanu Reeves in: a) Ted without Bill mode, or b) "I'm trying to act here, okay? Look, I have a serious face!" mode.
12: Jack Nicholson in: a) likable jerk who growls a lot mode, or b) whiny guy who looks constipated and is waiting for the chance to go bonkers mode.
13: Dennis Hopper in: a) 'I inhaled that gas from "Blue Velvet"' mode, b) 'I inhaled, but I didn't exhale, and I took some acid a long with it, and snorted some cocaine left over from "The Last Movie"' mode.
14: Wesley Snipes in: a) amusing jerk mode, b) guy with no personality mode.
15: Bill Paxton in: a) goofball supporting character mode, b) "serious" lead character mode.
16: Billy Bob Thornton in: a) mentally deficient redneck mode, or b) calm, smart guy in control mode.
17: Robert Englund in: a) nice, whimpy guy mode, b) over-the-top psycho mode.
18: Robert Carlyle in: a) sweet guy with blonde hair mode, or b) fun-loving psycho with dark hair mode.
19: Arnold Shwarzenegger in: a) "Terminator" mode, b) tough but fun guy with a heart of gold "Kindergarten Cop" mode.
20: Bruce Willis in: a) "Die Hard"/"Moonlighting" wise-ass mode, b) mournful guy with a shaved head mode.
Yeah, I didn't include any actresses. I couldn't think of any actress that wasn't either unimodal or very multi-modal.
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NOTE: I'm not implying that these actors are only capable of
giving two types of performances. I'm just listing the two
more common performances that they do.
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