Word: charisma
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...We’re looking for someone with a high metabolic rate,” Cohn jokes. “Charisma, someone able to inspire everyone to work hard...
...French influence in Parliament, the Canadian government attempted to install an English Protestant governor. Angry that they were left out of the deal and determined to have elected representatives the Métis prevented the governor from entering the territory. Riel's knowledge of English, Montreal education, and overall charisma made him a natural leader. Democratically inclined, he organized a provisional government that included the minority English settlers. Yet his efforts would be repeatedly undermined by the Canadian establishment until eventually he became a wanted outlaw...
...real." These days, his instinct for what excites audiences is eerily perfect. People may mock Kangaroo Jack, but it opened as the No. 1 film in the U.S. "It was fascinating to watch him watch a tape and know in 15 seconds if an actor has the charisma and naturalism for a part," says Hank Steinberg, the creator of Without a Trace. "His instincts were right on the money every time...
...says. “It’s just one of the things I started playing around with relatively late. I’d feel safer having a partner who felt comfortable enough to be a little bit braver and play around with meat.” As for charisma, she explains that the show often features bizarre themes that require personality. In one episode, for instance, construction workers faced off in a “cooking for manly men” competition...
...Leslie (everyone from his co-workers to screaming fans called Cheung Kwok-wing by his English name) was gorgeous since his first TV appearance in a 1976 song contest. He matured in acting ability and the use of his smoldering charisma, but never seemed to age. "Guess how old he is," Hong Kong film folk would ask, then declare that Asia's perpetual bad boy was flirting with middle age?as suavely and as masterfully as he flirted with everything and everyone else. In his films, and in the spectacular concerts that had him crooning ballads one minute and flouncing...