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9. I doubt that Woods will hunger for work anytime soon. . .

Tue Dec 23, 2014, 01:35 AM

Dec 2014

He's been a rabid conservative his entire life, yet has remained steadily employed since his first film roles in the early '70s. Nominated for dozens of awards, including two Oscars, he's snagged a number of them and on the way created some of the more memorable roles in Hollywood history.

I suspect Kelsey Grammer's difficulties lie more in the weakness of his talent than they do the "strength of his convictions" or his political leanings.

Woods is an incredibly brilliant individual, though you'd never know it from his public utterances. He has an IQ said to be over 180. He scored an 800 on his verbal SATs, and a 779 on the math portion. He attended MIT on a full scholarship. He majored there in political science. He dropped out his senior year, to pursue a career in acting.

So as we can see, intelligence is no barrier to dumb thoughts.

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James Woods, asshole [View all] ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2014 OP

he is a repuke whore Skittles Dec 2014 #1

I didn't know that about Woods. Major Hogwash Dec 2014 #6

I doubt that Woods will hunger for work anytime soon. . . Journeyman Dec 2014 #9

Kelsey had no difficulties. He is one of the most successful TV actors of all time Bluenorthwest Dec 2014 #21

Really high intelligence can be a liability. Frank Cannon Dec 2014 #26

Post removed Post removed Dec 2014 #2

MIRT BrotherIvan Dec 2014 #14

Cleanup on aisle derp. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #22

... Jamaal510 Dec 2014 #37

In the movie "The Specialist" Woods was playing himself N/T DFW Dec 2014 #3

Seth McFarlane had him pegged!!! He's always playing the asshole on FG! nt MADem Dec 2014 #4

Piece of candy! adirondacker Dec 2014 #5

I love Seth! valerief Dec 2014 #11

For some reason, people with cool Hollywood characters tend to be douchebags. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #7

I think Mel Gibson and Clint Eastwood are brilliant directors arely staircase Dec 2014 #13

We still got Alec Baldwin though. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #18

I think Eastwood's more of a "Goldwater Republican". Frank Cannon Dec 2014 #27

yeah I think Eastwood is cool on social issues arely staircase Dec 2014 #36

Jayne was Adam Baldwin, not one of the Baldwin brothers. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #23

Adam's very disappointing as well. DirkGently Dec 2014 #31

Thanks, you're right. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #32

I just wasted two minutes of my life reading his Twitter feed shenmue Dec 2014 #8

Republican. What else do you expect? nt valerief Dec 2014 #10

more weirdness arely staircase Dec 2014 #12

Wow! He really is as delusional as portrayed on Family Guy. adirondacker Dec 2014 #29

He has a hard on for 9iu11ani. Chakab Dec 2014 #15

He's also a miserable slimebucket who sexually harasses every woman he works with BrotherIvan Dec 2014 #16

Actors are not always the best and the brightest. They don't like paying taxes either. YOHABLO Dec 2014 #17

Outside of the Onion Field, I never liked his acting. C Moon Dec 2014 #19

I rather enjoyed him in Salvador. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #24

"race hucksters" Capt. Obvious Dec 2014 #20

He's a great actor. maced666 Dec 2014 #25

Wait, is this the James Woods who admittedly did a Discovery Channel show only for a paycheck? kysrsoze Dec 2014 #28

So what about Cliven Bundy? muntrv Dec 2014 #30

He knows the officers weren't white, correct? LordGlenconner Dec 2014 #33

He leads me to believe Spirochete Dec 2014 #34

The "Simpsons" Version Was Saner Ryan Fitzomething Dec 2014 #35

Yes, he is a complete idiot. Rider3 Jan 2016 #38