Post a great, brief scene of acting excellence

R1 ROTFL!!

Charles Napier was robbed of the 1980 Best Supporting Actor award.

The Little House trolls are running wild on DL.

Wow Eliza Jane was hungry for that d

This odd dude hit on my at a premier at South Coast Plaza in 1979 when I was 18. I wasnt as creeped out as I should have been.

Dylan Baker in Trains, Planes and Automobiles still makes me laugh-he’s perfect!

Ahem...

R6 Oh HARVE!!!!!

Faye should have been nominated.

This scene is used in acting schools across the world to inspire, train, and ultimately warn aspiring actors that unless they can deep throat a 10 inch black dong, they will never be considered a real actor.

Here is a link to a previous DL thread containing links and ideas about outstanding performances in smaller or limited roles

Shelley Duvall in "The Shining". Portrait of a stressed, abused woman trying to smooth everything over and make it 'okay'.

Gene Hackman, as Sheriff Bill Daggett, tells the true story of The "Duck" of Death.

I wanna die!

RIP M. Emmet Walsh

Fuck you, Ledger!

Judy was robbed. She should have won an Oscar for this.

Gyllenhaal in Source Code when he finds out he's dead. Telephone 📞 acting is always a challenge.

The butler Stevens pushes away his last chance at love and happiness. Anthony Hopkins barely moves, hardly even blinks, but you can feel his torment.

R22, that is one of the greatest scenes of using restraint to tell so much more