An event or moment · 2008 · Cinema
The actor and the character
An actor's persona and a character's persona are widely treated as the same thing, and one retires while the other continues.
The cleanest test of whether a parasocial bond attaches to a person or a role, and the answer changes depending on who is asked. The character outlives the actor, which is evidence for the fiction and against the man.
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