6. Stanley Tucci Was Only In Captain America To Practice His German Accent
Every days a school day, even to actors. Actors dont just suddenly rock up onto the scene with the complete package they have to study their craft to get better at it. Heath Ledger couldnt have pulled out the stops on his Joker performance without considerable experience under his belt, Jack Nicholson couldve have nailed the part of Randall P. McMurphy if he wasnt a seasoned pro and Christoph Waltz whiled away his time on Austrian soaps before he had the requisite chops to make it huge. Youve always got to start somewhere, and actors take certain roles to help expand their skillset. Of course, what this usually means is they play a certain role with certain characteristics, so they can add those to their repertoire or discard them as something they cant do. However, this isnt the case if youre Stanley Tucci. Tucci just wanted to see if he could pull off a German accent nothing more, nothing less, and chose a small film by the name of Captain America in which to practice. In a way, youve got to admire his chutzpah in lining up a role in one of the biggest blockbusters of the past couple of years just so he could take a glorified acting class. Playing Dr. Erskine the film, Tucci doesnt have the biggest of parts though he does get a few lines and gets the Captain America ball rolling so its a perfect opportunity for him to brush up on his accent work while slipping under the radar. Still cheeky though.