[Glawster2002]

Originally Posted by Chip Popple

My comment was aimed at the ones who are questioning him winning the award yet have never seen the play - people who have seen him perform deserve to pass judgement.

I think you can extend that even further. Surely the only way you can judge who deserved to win is to see all five performances and then decide who's performance was the best based on what you have seen.

Plus, of course, James Corden doesn't have the same "baggage" in America as he does in the UK so in some respects it is probably easier for him to win an award over there than here in the UK.

As an actor I think he has done some excellent work. Gavin & Stacey was a brilliantly observed comedy but I do find the whole "Smithy" routine for things like Sport Relief more than a little tiresome now.

He has also made a fool of himself more than once at awards ceremonies but if he has grown up then I'm happy that is the case and I certainly see no merit in continually holding someones past indiscretions against them until the day they die.

[PiazzaCharlie]

I haven't seen it, but I remember the reviews when it was on in London, and it seemed to receive universally incredible reviews, unanimously praising Corden. So its not that outrageous that he's winning awards for it.

[Rozoid]

I have to agree with some posters on here asserting that James Corden really isn't a very nice man. I've probably met him around a dozen times with mutual friends and every single time he's been rude and dismissive. He's probably the only actor I've ever met that I'd take to these boards to publicly shame, and that's some kind of measure of how unpleasant I find him.

I'd also have to defend Hazel slightly, in that he's admitted to friends that he puts on a humble act these days in interviews since he was accused of being arrogant in the past. Apparently he's quite proud that it comes across successfully. Hazel is obviously quite eagle-eyed at spotting insincerity.

Having said that, I totally agree that the award was for acting and not for being a nice person, and that it was thoroughly deserved. He is fantastic in the play and works incredibly hard to keep the audience laughing. I just wish some of the other cast who work equally hard had been acknowledged as well.

[Chrisca50]

Rozoid, I saw the play and must admit I enjoyed James in it as I am a fan, but came away appreciating that the whole cast were just as good as he was in it and if they weren't it wouldn't have been half as successful as it was.

BTW are you saying James is like that now or when he was going through is 'knob' period? If it's now then he's a better actor than I gave him credit for!

[HazelKeelan]

Originally Posted by Rozoid

I have to agree with some posters on here asserting that James Corden really isn't a very nice man. I've probably met him around a dozen times with mutual friends and every single time he's been rude and dismissive. He's probably the only actor I've ever met that I'd take to these boards to publicly shame, and that's some kind of measure of how unpleasant I find him.

I'd also have to defend Hazel slightly, in that he's admitted to friends that he puts on a humble act these days in interviews since he was accused of being arrogant in the past. Apparently he's quite proud that it comes across successfully. Hazel is obviously quite eagle-eyed at spotting insincerity.

Having said that, I totally agree that the award was for acting and not for being a nice person, and that it was thoroughly deserved. He is fantastic in the play and works incredibly hard to keep the audience laughing. I just wish some of the other cast who work equally hard had been acknowledged as well.

You can literally hear the tone in his voice changing when he is putting on the act. It is blatant and totally insincere. I am genuinely amazed that everyone can't see it.

[Mr Jazzman]

Originally Posted by Rozoid

I'd also have to defend Hazel slightly, in that he's admitted to friends that he puts on a humble act these days in interviews since he was accused of being arrogant in the past. Apparently he's quite proud that it comes across successfully. Hazel is obviously quite eagle-eyed at spotting insincerity.

This is absolutely absurd. The guy has made an effort to be humble yet because people dislike him they have to create a conspiracy theory behind his intentions. Why on earth would he boast about this to friends?

[bobbla]

I think he comes across extremely confident and self assured. They are attractive qualities to me Maybe others perceive those qualities as cocky and arrogant?

Whatever, i don't really pay any attention to people who meet celebrities in social situations or chance meetings. I've seen it myself when members of the public seem to think they are owed something and can be rude without even knowing it at times. If some celebrities don't respond to that very well it doesn't necessarily make them a bad person. Unless i knew a celebrity i would never presume to know what their character is. They live under different pressures to the rest of us and I would imagine for a lot of them their public and private persona will be very different.

Anyway - Massive congratulations to James. Its great to see that kind of recognition especially when alongside such well established and respected actors.

[Farmer Ted]

Originally Posted by Rozoid

I have to agree with some posters on here asserting that James Corden really isn't a very nice man. I've probably met him around a dozen times with mutual friends and every single time he's been rude and dismissive. He's probably the only actor I've ever met that I'd take to these boards to publicly shame, and that's some kind of measure of how unpleasant I find him.

I'd also have to defend Hazel slightly, in that he's admitted to friends that he puts on a humble act these days in interviews since he was accused of being arrogant in the past. Apparently he's quite proud that it comes across successfully. Hazel is obviously quite eagle-eyed at spotting insincerity.

Having said that, I totally agree that the award was for acting and not for being a nice person, and that it was thoroughly deserved. He is fantastic in the play and works incredibly hard to keep the audience laughing. I just wish some of the other cast who work equally hard had been acknowledged as well.

I have to agree with this - my wife worked (crew, not actress) with Corden a couple of years ago. He is a very good actor, but thoroughly unlikeable in person. And what the poster who says that his "voice changes" when he is trying to appear "nice" is also something that I have heard from those who have worked alongside him.

I should clarify that I have not experienced this first hand, as I have never met the man - but my wife and her colleagues at the time made no secret of their dislike of him, and in some cases reluctance to even engage with him on set. "Unrestrained arrogance" was one term used.

But as I say - very good actor.

[Rozoid]

Originally Posted by bobbla

I think he comes across extremely confident and self assured. They are attractive qualities to me Maybe others perceive those qualities as cocky and arrogant?

Whatever, i don't really pay any attention to people who meet celebrities in social situations or chance meetings. I've seen it myself when members of the public seem to think they are owed something and can be rude without even knowing it at times. If some celebrities don't respond to that very well it doesn't necessarily make them a bad person. Unless i knew a celebrity i would never presume to know what their character is. They live under different pressures to the rest of us and I would imagine for a lot of them their public and private persona will be very different.

Anyway - Massive congratulations to James. Its great to see that kind of recognition especially when alongside such well established and respected actors.

I would totally agree with the middle para of your post, which is why I mentioned above that I can't think of any other actor I've met that I would publicly say something negative about. People can be caught off guard or in a bad moment by strangers coming up and asking for their time, and I think to knock them down for that is a bit unfair.

However, in this case I do feel quite differently. There's a big difference between not wanting to be 'always on' and having to give up your spare time to people you don't know, and being obviously rude to people you work with / making aggressive sexual remarks to people you've just met. That's why I've been slightly defending the people who've asserted that James isn't a very nice person.

I absolutely do agree with the deservedness of the award though.

[Rozoid]

Originally Posted by Chrisca50

Rozoid, I saw the play and must admit I enjoyed James in it as I am a fan, but came away appreciating that the whole cast were just as good as he was in it and if they weren't it wouldn't have been half as successful as it was.

BTW are you saying James is like that now or when he was going through is 'knob' period? If it's now then he's a better actor than I gave him credit for!

I'm glad you appreciated the rest of the cast Chrisca, I think they're amazing!

I'm afraid I'm talking about now, as of last week. I guess I first met him around 5 years ago, and I can't say that anything has really changed in the way he treats people.

[Rozoid]

Originally Posted by Mr Jazzman

This is absolutely absurd. The guy has made an effort to be humble yet because people dislike him they have to create a conspiracy theory behind his intentions. Why on earth would he boast about this to friends?

I'm not sure why you find it so absurd. Lots of actors are aware that there's a negative public perception of them in some way, so they change their public behaviour in order to counter that. Surely that's much more likely than changing their entire personality in order to alter what's written about them in the papers?

In James's case I suspect he doesn't really care what anyone thinks about him, but needs to appear humble in public in order to get more work, so is happy to do so.

[Farmer Ted]

Originally Posted by Rozoid

I'm not sure why you find it so absurd. Lots of actors are aware that there's a negative public perception of them in some way, so they change their public behaviour in order to counter that. Surely that's much more likely than changing their entire personality in order to alter what's written about them in the papers?

In James's case I suspect he doesn't really care what anyone thinks about him, but needs to appear humble in public in order to get more work, so is happy to do so.

I mentioned this thread to my wife last night and (after much eyerolling over the mention of subject) she said that she felt that Corden's "humility" was completely insincere, but was proof of his acting skills since people do seem to be taken in by it. He "fakes personalities" for a living, after all!

Not likeable at all, it seems.

[HazelKeelan]

Originally Posted by Farmer Ted

I mentioned this thread to my wife last night and (after much eyerolling over the mention of subject) she said that she felt that Corden's "humility" was completely insincere, but was proof of his acting skills since people do seem to be taken in by it. He "fakes personalities" for a living, after all!

Not likeable at all, it seems.

Both 100% correct.

[HazelKeelan]

Originally Posted by Rozoid

I'm not sure why you find it so absurd. Lots of actors are aware that there's a negative public perception of them in some way, so they change their public behaviour in order to counter that. Surely that's much more likely than changing their entire personality in order to alter what's written about them in the papers?

In James's case I suspect he doesn't really care what anyone thinks about him, but needs to appear humble in public in order to get more work, so is happy to do so.

Let's hope the work dries up soon.

[Chip Popple]

Originally Posted by HazelKeelan

Let's hope the work dries up soon.

Lol, don't think that's going to happen anytime soon - he's in demand, deal with it.

[DorisMorris]

Rumour once had it that BGT's Paul Potts was to be the subject of a proposed Hollywood blockbuster. No disrespect to Mr P intended, but would any court in the land blame me for thinking at the time: "Nahh" ..."shurely shome mistake"..."wind-up" etc...? . Well...

James Corden to star as Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts in new movie

[HazelKeelan]

Originally Posted by Chip Popple

Lol, don't think that's going to happen anytime soon - he's in demand, deal with it.

Wow. Offensive aggression. Nice.

[Chip Popple]

Originally Posted by HazelKeelan

Wow. Offensive aggression. Nice.

Oh, when my posts get as vicious as yours, then I'll start worrying.

[Farmer Ted]

Originally Posted by Chip Popple

Oh, when my posts get as vicious as yours, then I'll start worrying.

It would be more accurate to start worrying when your posts get as vicious as James Corden is, behind the scenes.

[Chip Popple]

Originally Posted by Farmer Ted

It would be more accurate to start worrying when your posts get as vicious as James Corden is, behind the scenes.

Some of us believe in giving people a second chance,he's made mistakes and he owned up to them.

If you know for sure that he is so vicious, please feel free to elaborate

[Farmer Ted]

Originally Posted by Chip Popple

Some of us believe in giving people a second chance,he's made mistakes and he owned up to them.

If you know for sure that he is so vicious, please feel free to elaborate

I've already posted above about what I know. You may believe that people should get a second chance - that is a kindhearted approach - but the man himself finds if amusing that people are taken in by his "humility". It is an act.

I would never say "how can you be taken in by it", because he is an actor, after all. he's paid very large sums to be convincing.

[HazelKeelan]

Originally Posted by Chip Popple

Some of us believe in giving people a second chance,he's made mistakes and he owned up to them.

If you know for sure that he is so vicious, please feel free to elaborate

In order to deflect attention from the fact that he remains a nasty little man. It didn't work.

[bigluke1970]

He was topless in today's daily mail.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...-Tony-win.html

[Chip Popple]

Originally Posted by bigluke1970

He was topless in today's daily mail.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...-Tony-win.html

Topless? He's on holiday, what did you expect him to wear, a suit?

[HazelKeelan]

Originally Posted by bigluke1970

He was topless in today's daily mail.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...-Tony-win.html

The obvious saying would be 'He must have a big cock.'

In this case, we all KNOW that he IS a big cock (with a tiny penis).