Message #134

[Hourman]

It doesn't matter how damaged the goods are, publicists in Hollywood can easily fix anything with a few good parts in film/television.

Robert Downey Jr. is a trainwreck of a person... yet he keeps getting back in films because he is so likable as an actor. Indeed, what happens is people subconsciously associate the roles one plays in film with said person's "real" character.

People used to consider Tom Arnold a joke of a human being, but when he got to play sidekick to Ah-nold in "True Lies" he began to be seen in a new light...

Of course, actors have to continue to rehabilitate their public image with juicy roles in films, but the public becomes quite forgiving when actors begin playing roles the public likes.