The Industry's Finest.

Denzel Washington, Sandra Bullock, Halle Berry, Jaime Foxx, Meryl Streep, Forest Whitaker, Will Smith, Cuba Gooding Jr., and the list does go on. These are just some of the most iconic actors and actresses that I am extremely lucky to witness on film. Well what is an iconic actor? In my opinion, an iconic actor is somebody who takes risks with their character, somebody who steps out of their comfort zones and takes control of the set or stage. These iconic stars do all those things. They take control of their character and they are in the moment which they do not unravel from. To be an iconic actor you have to have the persona in a film to make it look like you are not necessarily acting but you are what you are representing in the film. If I believe that you are that character and it doesn’t even look like acting; it is brilliant. Like for example, Jamie Foxx in the movie “Ray” he is representing the late Ray Charles who was a great musician but had a hard life, from losing his vision and brother at a young age, and fighting the use of drugs. The thing that makes Jaime Foxx an iconic actor is because in that film, I believed that he WAS Ray Charles. Just by the way he studied Ray Charles himself, the way he carried himself and the way he acted was perfected. Not only Jaime Foxx, but there the numerous amount of actors and actresses that I have mentioned before do the exact same thing but the bar is raised even higher.  To become an iconic actor it comes with complete hard work. It comes with sleepless nights, studying, tough criticism and finding the essence of yourself as an actor. It may be a struggle to get there but if you are passionate and willing to put in the work become a Denzel Washington or a Meryl Streep then your time will come. Your Destiny lies in your hands.