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    What’s an oddly specific thing your brain permanently associates with a particular actor?


    Just thought we’d have a random, fun discussion.

    Are there any actors you always mentally associate with a really specific expression, mannerism, or character trait?

    For instance, I always picture Carla Gugino with watery eyes, like she's on the verge of crying (even when she’s smiling), even when I think of her outside of a specific role. Well, this is also because she’s extensively done roles like this, where her eyes are glossy almost all the time lol. Does anyone else have actors like that?

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    1. Aubreyslastenemy on

      Years back I heard a comedian say that Emily Blunt’s mouth looks upside down, and now that’s all I see.

    2. satellitemindd on

      I see her and automatically think Son in Law. That was my childhood haha

    6. moon__sky on

      For me, Carla is the Girl from Bon Jovi’s “Always” MV. My bi awakening.

    7. TheRatioAlger on

      Low hanging fruit, but: Owen Wilson saying “oh wow!”

      ![gif](giphy|udmx3pgdiD7tm)

    8. butipreferlottie on

      Sarah Paulson is a similarly good crier, imo

      I associate Kate Dickie with breastfeeding things that probably shouldn’t be breastfed (a six year old child in Game of Thrones, a crow in The VVitch)

    10. welivedintheocean on

      I think Maggie Gyllenhaal is both beautiful and a great actress, but because of one single line in Bojack Horseman the first thing I think is “Jake and Maggot Gyllenhaal”

    13. _acrostical on

      And I always associate Carla Gugino with “Troop Beverly Hills.”

      Her parents were in Monte Carlo on her birthday!!!!

    17. Impossible_Bet_3986 on

      Potentially cliche but Neve Campbell and her hurt neck acting comes to mind

    18. crunchies65 on

      Rachel McAdams always does this thing where she looks to the side with her eyes, then her head follows. Usually when looking at another person. Not a big deal but once I saw it I couldn’t unsee it

    21. Famous-Issue-2018 on

      Amy Poehler will always be Leslie Knope to me. When I listen to her podcast, I imagine it’s Leslie interviewing people.

    22. meany_beany on

      Claire Danes with her lower lip quivering on the verge of tears. I love her.
      ![gif](giphy|G0zU8SswFuKDS)

    23. Material-Analysis206 on

      Chris Elliott sucks his teeth before every single punchline in Schitt’s Creek.

    24. lavendercookiedough on

      I haven’t actually done the math, but I feel like Rob Pattinson jerks off in more movies than most actors. Every time I see one of his movies, I’m thinking…will he?

    25. marmalade_ on

      The Italian restaurant in Always Sunny that the gang stays terrorizing is named Guginos after Carla, so I think about that every time she’s mentioned

    27. cageytalker on

      ![gif](giphy|14xPyybPPJaB4k)
      Also her cry in Steel Magnolias. The woman is great at expressing her rage!

    28. _Bogey_Lowenstein_ on

      Kristen Stewart blinking rapidly and shaking her head
      ![gif](giphy|3eIAk116MeUve)

    34. _Neith_ on

      Colman Domingo simply cannot close his mouth completely
      ![gif](giphy|AAwwTlz5Xk7F2MFRNg)