maichan808:

The moment he walked in the room, it was clear that he just had something special
and I defy anyone not to notice it the moment he walks on screen as well. He also has
the air of an old man, at times, a great wisdom in the eyes that belies his years.

– Sam Mendes on casting Tyler Hoechlin in Road to Perdition

IS IT THE ‘WISDOM’ THAT MAKES CASTING DIRECTORS THINK: THIS IS THE PERFECT FACE TO WATCH ALL HIS FAMILY BE BRUTALLY MURDERED?

Tropes that are totally overused and I love them to death

agirlnameded:

  • grumpy jerk and actual ray of sunshine are BFFs
  • mutual unrequited pining
  • character A falls fast and hard for character B
  • character A slowly falls in love with character B over the course of several years, realization hits them that they’ve been in love with B for a long time hits them like a truck
  • cool badass is actually a giant fucking nerd
  • The Power of Friendship ™
  • flat “what” reactions
  • sweet adorable characters with horrible tragic pasts
  • villains-turned-heroes becoming the Weird Uncle
  • characters that aren’t actually related having a parent-child relationship
  • characters that aren’t actually siblings having a sibling-like bond
  • “I can’t stand this person but I would die for them