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Unpopular Opinion: I think Harry Styles could be a good actor

With all this talk about Solo Harry, I decided to explore my personal favorite topic: ACTOR Harry.  I’ve been threatening to make this post for a while and now i”m finally bored enough to do it.  Buckle up, kids.  I’m pretty (read: VERY) long winded. I have a lot of thoughts. Quick background info on me and why this topic interests me- I am an actor/producer living and working in a major US market- originally trained in musical theatre, still dabble occasionally in that, but mostly work in straight theatre and indie film.    

Listen, i know what you’re thinking, but hear me out.  He really would be great! There are just three caveats:

1) He’d have to actually WANT to do it. I know this might sound silly, but how often do you see famous people take a cameo just because their manager said it would be good for their career and/or image? Acting isn’t easy.  It’s a craft just like music or any other art form.  And if your heart isn’t in it, what’s the point?  

2) He would have to have the right director. Theatre would be the best bet when it comes to a first time big acting project.  There’s a lot more time to rehearse and build the character and grow. The director could take his time to guide him.  Film happens a lot more quickly and a lot of times the director focuses more on the over all picture rather than individual performances.  When I first started acting on-camera, I was so lost.  “What do you mean we just run through it once for blocking (aka knowing exactly where to walk/stand/move) and then it’s go time?”  A lot of the times you have to do your work on your own, sometimes literally.  For example, if there’s a close up on an actor talking to someone else in the scene, there’s a very strong possibility the other actor they’re talking to isn’t even in the room.  Someone else could very well be reading their lines and the actor being filmed has to go with it and pretend they’re having a conversation with someone.  This can be really tough for those that don’t have a lot of experience.  TV moves even more quickly than film and there are less takes per scene meaning less chances to get your performance right so again, for someone new, this can be very intimidating.  That being said, there are plenty of directors out there known for being “Actor’s Directors” meaning they take the time to help the actor along.  If Harry is to start with film (which I very much think he should do over TV), he’d just have to find the right fit. 

3) It would have to be the right role.  Firstly, Harry would be terrible at straight up comedy.  Comedy is not easy.  There was a great post going around not too long ago about how Harry isn’t funny- goofy and witty, yes, but not exactly funny, mostly due to his lack of timing.  And in comedy, timing is everything.  He would end up trying way too hard and it would come off as over the top.  I mean, we’ve all seen iCarly, right?  Although, to be fair, he’s not really THAT much worse than the other actors on that show.  It’s MEANT to be over the top. Even still, a comedic role is not going to be his best fit.  This is why when people started getting excited over the rumors of him being on Scream Queens, I was dead set against it.  Look at Abigail Breslin- she is a fantastic actress, yet on that show does not shine at all.  He could probably pull off the lead in a romantic comedy, but as long as he was more of the straight man (heh no pun intended) to the comedic romantic interest.  I think he’d be great at playing the bad-boy-with-the-heart-of-gold: Logan Echolls (moody one minute, goofy and over the top the next) or Jordan Catalano (bonus points for music playing, the fact that I totally want to see him follow in Jared Leto’s footsteps plus EXTRA bonus points for the Azoff connection).  Judging by his songwriting alone, I think he’d need a role with depth for it to actually interest him and make him want to do it justice.  As for theatre, in about 15 years I want so bad to see him play Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch.  I think he’d be brilliant. Again- with the first two caveats in place.  

Reasons I think Harry would be a good actor: 

1) Now I know we’ve all heard the “he’s a terrible actor because he can’t lie” or how fakity fake fake he looks with all his winter girlfriends.  But here’s the thing- acting isn’t about lying.  There are obviously vary many acting schools and techniques out there, but my personal go to is Meisner technique whose goal is to get actors to "live truthfully under imaginary circumstances.“ That’s right, Truthfully. Most of the best actors are terrible liars in real life and vice versa.  I mean, come on, has anyone seen Taylor Swift in Valentine’s Day?  If you have, I’m very very sorry.  

2) Harry is very perceptive.  You’ve seen him with fans that are crying.  He knows just what to do to calm them down.  He knows how to pick up on social cues and react accordingly.  This is important for an actor as your job is to react to what the other person is putting out there, not just spitting out your own lines.  

3) He wears his heart on his sleeve.  Harry feels things deeply.  He’s sensitive. While he’s learned to minimize all that now, we’ve seen him cry in interviews, we’ve seen him bark out unexpected laughs, we’ve seen him pouty. Not being afraid to show emotion is obviously a good trait for an actor to have.

4) Speaking of not being afraid, he’s not afraid to make a fool of himself. As an actor, you’ll be asked to do some of the most ridiculous things you can imagine just to get something that looks right.  You’ve seen that boy on stage.  He’s definitely not afraid to look foolish.  

5) He’s charismatic AF.  He knows how to draw people in.  He knows how to connect with people whether it’s an audience or whomever his scene partner would be.  As an actor, you need to trust your scene partner and the first step in this is building a strong connection with that person.  

I’m sure there are plenty more reasons, but this is already ridiculous long.  If you’ve made it this far, I applaud you.  If you have any to add, bring it!  I’ll happily put them on the list! 

For the record, this is not me saying he SHOULD or WILL be an actor. This is is simply me saying that I will be the first in line at the box office to buy a ticket to any well-directed piece with an appropriate role that Harry wants to play.  

Also @ Harry, if this happens, you should totally talk the casting director into putting me in the film too so we can become BFF.  The end.  

(I believe @bunboyfriend & @fakeaheartattack asked me to tag them when I finally wrote this but i can’t remember who else…) 

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Roger Taylor, c. 1979

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Bohemian Rhapsody cast at Allen and Jessica’s wedding

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Forget all about gross herbal tea and dumb cat videos, I promise you’ll be smiling and laughing again within a minute!

Ok so these will make you smile (and possibly melt aah)

Freddie Mercury to Roger Taylor ‘C’mon Blondie’

Roger Taylor saying ‘I love you too’

Bob Dylan playing with words

The Rolling Stones miming ‘I Got You Babe’

Roger Waters speaking French

Jimmy Page humming

Brian May talks about Percy the hedgehog’s ordeal

John Lennon being incredibly cute

Brian May saying ‘It’s the pursuit of knowledge darling, isn’t it?’

Paul McCartney saying ‘hi’ in different voices

Queen talks

Jimmy Page giving out a radio message (I dARE you not to smile)

Freddie Mercury wishing you a nice day

Brian May saying ‘I’m thinking of you’

John Lennon and Paul McCartney goofing around

Brian May and Roger Taylor singing ‘I Was Born to Love You’

I’m in Love (demo) 

John Lennon and Paul McCartney hugging (at least watch it for the background music)

The Doors arriving at Heathrow Airport

Pink Floyd discussing oysters

Bruce Springsteen being a cutie

Bob Dylan interview

Ice bucket challenges: Ronnie Wood, Robert Plant, Brian May

Gorgeous but a bit mad (David Gilmour and Rick Wright)

‘Are You Lonesome Tonight’, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards

Paul’s boner interview (Roundup interview with The Beatles)

Freddie Mercury taking a bath

The Beatles’ First U.S. Visit

Mick Jagger’s first TV appearance

Freddie Mercury does the weather

Brian May Sleepy (Drunken) Blues

A Midsummer Night’s Dream spoof (The Beatles)

Big Night Out, The Beatles: here and here

Pass the pie with Robert Plant and Cozy Powell

The music of Lennon and McCartney

Jimmy Page saying “wow”

Pepsi commercial with David Bowie and Tina Turner

Ringo Starr imitating Donald Duck

Bob Dylan’s answering machine message

John Lennon and Mick Jagger (Rock n Roll Circus + Dirty Mac performance)

And here, if you need to laugh

Four minutes of Robert Plant making fun of JPJ

Paul McCartney raps Humpty Dumpty

Keith Moon accepting Beatles award

I don’t even know (Mick Jagger)

What even (Paul, Ringo, George)

Paul McCartney being his usual sassy self

Pete Townshend saying ‘My spaghetti' 

This is from a man that was never truly appreciated

Keith Moon and Ringo Starr rap

John Lennon imitating Bob Dylan

Mick Jagger on SNL (includes the monologue, Steven Tyler impression, and the karaoke bar)

Paul McCartney and Jimmy Fallon switch accents

Bo Rhap ending outtake

Why don’t you all fffUCK OFF MIMI

Moo - Ringo Starr

Charlie being a cutie (The Stones Exhibitionism)

‘Paul Buried Me’ trailer

u ok paul??

Pete Townshend, a musical genius

David Bowie’s prank call

George Martin and Paul McCartney

Ringo Starr (from Thomas the Tank Engine)

‘I Wish I Was a Powerpuff Girl’, Ringo Starr

Just listen

Old man Ringo, need I say more?

Brian May saying ‘bunny rabbit’ in cyborg voice

Things I, Mick Jagger, have learned after 50 years in rock n roll

Shit beatlemaniacs say

Paul McCartney speaking with American accent

Mick Jagger introduces Monty Python live

The Who interview

Scrambled eggs, Paul McCartney and Jimmy Fallon

The Pirate Song, George Harrison

Bowie secrets

Dancing in the Street, David Bowie and Mick Jagger

TV add for Queen’s Greatest Video Hits II

The good stuff

John Lennon talking masturbation

Jimmy Page saying ‘long handjob’

Pete Townshend talking about Mick’s equipment

Robert talks about Jimmy’s pants falling down 

Keith Moon on pinball

Mick Jagger licking Ronnie Wood in the face

‘Naughty’, George Harrison

Freddie talks about Brian’s big cock

Roger Daltrey

Robert Plant talking about lemons (and the lack of squeezes)

Lou Reed saying ‘booty’

Two full minutes of Robert Plant saying ‘babe’

‘Penetration’, Roger Taylor

I don’t know if this is ‘good stuff’ or just eh?? (Brian May)

Listen to these cuties laughing

Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Keith Moon, Roger Daltrey, Jimmy Page, Paul McCartney II, Jimmy Page II, Marc Bolan and Ringo Starr, Robert Plant , John Lennon

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About John the songwritter :

“John was an enigma though. When Brian wrote we knew because he went from a side to another with a notebook and singing us the choruses or telling us his ideas. When John Deacon wrote, we could tell because he hardly talked. He just stayed quiet for a long time, sitting in a chair and drinking tea and soda. I remember once Roger arrived joking around to a living room we had in the studio. There was an absolute silent until Roger came in yelling ‘but what? whose’s the funeral?’, and Freddie whispered to him ‘shhhhh, John is creating’. I think it was Fred who came up with the nickname of ostrich. Because John was like a bird, who stays quiet until it finally puts a perfect egg. John was that way, he handled the sheets to the others fully finished, although in the end everybody added something to improve the song.”

Reinhart Mack, 2000.

Freddie: If I start singing the lyrics of “Liar” to Deaky, he will most certainly rush to sing with me.

Freddie: *to John* Listen, are you gonna listen?

John: No, I’m holding cheese on toast!

Freddie: Mama I’m gonna be your slave…

John: *throws away his cheese on toast, grabs his bass, rushes towards Freddie and lean onto Freddie’s cheeks* ALL DAY LONG!!!

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