Word: thanklessly
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...skilled as any actor comes-his ability to balance dramatic range with sheer physicality is virtually unmatched and his screen presence here is utterly commanding. But in the end, the greatest accomplishment may belong to Morse, the veteran character actor and former St. Elsewhere stalwart, who takes a potentially thankless role and goes through a De Niroesque transformation to lend the character of Bowman atragic eloquence...
Small wonder rumors surfaced that Gephardt would give up the minority leader's thankless job. Maybe he could better push his pet issues as a backbencher. Maybe, if Bush won, he could start spending lots of time in Iowa, where he won the presidential caucuses in 1988, in preparation for another White House bid in 2004. But the day after the election, Gephardt confirmed he would seek the leader's post again and, after months of being a bulldog, started acting like a leader. He telephoned Speaker Dennis Hastert, with whom he had scarcely talked since the two fought early...
...Well, you don't tell him that. You lie. (laughs) No, I mean, every time I see the bees covering Henry in the movie, I laugh my ass off. I mean I called Henry up and was like, "This is a thankless part and it sucks but would you like to get covered in bees?" And he's like, "For you, sure." Later, when he had to go through two hours of makeup to get the after-bee-sting swollen effect, I don't think he was so happy with me. But his son was there and his son likes...
...impasse. But exploring ways to resume a dialogue will likely rewind back a lot further than Camp David. And the idea of Washington sharing the mediation duties with others may not be unappealing to the next U.S. president. After all, as Bill Clinton has found out, it's a thankless task...
...impasse. But exploring ways to resume a dialogue will likely rewind back a lot further than Camp David. And the idea of Washington sharing the mediation duties with others may not be unappealing to the next U.S. president. After all, as Bill Clinton has found out, it's a thankless task...