i love this question!!! I have personally wondered a related question, which is, is he even a good actor? like is it possible that the reason his performance in the winter soldier was a heart-stopping work of tragic genius is that he had no lines and a mask over his face? at the least he is incredibly emotionally intuitive, i mean he’s really so good at being sad.
but what if he’s an idiot? WHAT IF???? unfortunately the only
celebrities i have ever learned intimately to the point where I could identify
their leg hair from a moving train belong to one direction so i’m not sure. u should definitely give me ur opinion as a more experienced bazzy scholar!!! my reaction to him when I’m not having a full-on bucky barnes related sex collapse is
oh look at this lovable doof, sweet guy, what a trier, probably not as intellectual
as chris evans because he’s not dating jenny slate. but in the interests of research i just read an interview with him to give a totally informed opinion.
and based on the interview i would maybe say nah, not a total know nothin idiot, but also can i even trust the interview? like, he’s talking about some tv show about comics in the 1970s, and according to GQ he literally said, “This show really captures that double-edged sword of fame that fueled the long, sleepless, drug-filled night of that era.” does that sound like an actual sentence that would have come out of a real person’s mouth? possibly sebstan just made random mouth noises and then GQ wrote some dialogue for him???
the main thing I wanna say about that interview, actually, is that at the beginning there’s a picture of him wearing something that looks like a pajama top with a zipper, but it’s tucked into his pants.
and then the caption says “These shirts are supposed to fit a little looser. So embrace the drape like Sebastian here. You’re doing it right if it feels a little louche.” which is so great, because louche. SORDID AND SLEAZY. “here is sebastian stan wearing something indefinably unsavory, and now for our article about how he enjoys fresh air and exercise.” NAILED IT.