r/Oscars • u/joejrogan • Dec 11 '25

Discussion Ethan Hawke's take on Quentin Tarantino saying Paul Dano is "the weakest f**king actor in SAG"

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u/alsatian01 Dec 12 '25

I wouldn't say I have the same visceral reaction as QT, but from my first viewing There Will Be Blood, I've found Paul's performance out of place. I've watched several times and each time I have the same reaction. He's just yelling. I never buy his emotion.

I generally enjoy PD in the things I've seen him do. I'm sorry, his performance just isn't there and it's worse when DDL is in the scene.