Actors Don’t Create Themselves, They Just Think They Do

I can’t watch the Oscars.  Before this year, I literally cannot remember the last time I did.  A few years ago my wife had to have an Oscar party because a visiting friend insisted, so I set up a television in the garage and watched “Team America: World Police” with a bunch of friends.  Of course, we had to watch it twice, since the slobbering, tongue-kissing self-congratulation went on for over 4 hours. 

This year was different. My friends and I wanted to see two things. I wanted to see Jerry Lewis get his award in the hopes he’d come out with thick glasses, buck teeth, and make a “Why didn’t I win for THE PATSY, you putzes!” speech. Needless to say, that didn’t happen. Instead, they treated Lewis like a Great-Aunt at a wedding nobody knows but is allowed to make a toast anyway.  I guess today’s egomaniacs don’t respect their elder egomaniacs.  (more…)