the nomness

I figured it’s only right to start with a controversial choice. Peter O’Toole is, quite possibly, not even Irish. Perfect; this is the sort of Irish I can ease into. Ahem…

A lot of my noms are of the black & white variety and you just can’t deny what some men look like sans color information. Especially men with silly blue twinkly eyes and crazy good acting chops. Can you imagine a world where Lawrence of Arabia is a leading man’s first film role?

And in fitting nomness fashion, he has spent his entire professional life playing the role of rapscallion and raconteur. A famous drunk (one of the few legends still living), he has turned down a knighthood, raised a ruckus when bestowed with an honorary Oscar a few years back (he should’ve won for Lawrence, although if you’re gonna lose then placing second to Peck in Mockingbird is fair enough), and can still bring the acting pain (witness Venus). And of course, there’s the whole smoking hot thing.