I watched Who Framed Roger Rabbit again the other night (loved
every minute of it for the hundredth time), and now that I'm
older I'm able to appreciate the greatness of Bob Hoskins as
Eddie Valiant. Essentially playing with himself in every scene,
he completely commits, never winks at the audience, and totally
convinces the viewer that man and cartoon walk side by side. In
a sense, he's the movie's finest special effect. In addition to
being a terrific actor, a new piece on Hoskins over at The
Guardian reveals him to be a humble, hilarious and brutally
honest interview. He talks about growing up in north London
("You don't end up with a face like this if you're hard, do ya?
This comes from having too much mouth and nothing to back it up
with. The nose has been broken so many times."), about getting
his start in the business ("When I told my relations I'm gonna
be an actor, they said: 'Don't be f**king daft. Forget it!
You've got to be kidding, aintcha?') and scoffs at "Method
Acting" ("Nah! Nah, that's Lee S