Throwback to the days of Gary Cooper and Jimmy Stewart

He's the kind of guy other guys wanna be. He just seems to exude a strong but likable, dependable but playful persona in those roles that call for it. Like those classic actors that people went to see because it was like visiting a good and valued friend. Hate to use the term, but "decent" is the kind of role model that is sadly wanting these days. It would seem that his film and private personae are similar, with a steady family life and commitment to good works. I hope he doesn't mind if our affection for him has perhaps led to a degree of type-casting. I love his comment that he admired James Garner's career, a man whom I know personally to have been a down-to-earth good guy and who inspired similar affection and loyalty. I think that he'd have been a highly successful politician, at least in terms of electability, don't you? Oh, by the way, he's a terrific actor.