Why do actors get tattoos?

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It seems really counter-productive, in that it should limit your roles. Evidence one: In the otherwise rather excellent Une Vieille Maîtresse/An Old Mistress, set in 19th-century France, has one scene with Asia Argento's snakes-and-fireball back tattoo showing prominently on screen. I also recently saw an old Doctor Who episode, where he's just regenerated into a brand new body (Jon Pertwee), and yet had naval tattos on his arms.

― James Morrison, Thursday, 17 July 2008 05:08 (seventeen years ago)

i didn't even notice that in An Old Mistress, which i can't believe is translated so awfully to The Last Mistress.

― Surmounter, Thursday, 17 July 2008 05:12 (seventeen years ago)

You obviously weren't paying enough attention to the sex scenes.

― James Morrison, Thursday, 17 July 2008 05:19 (seventeen years ago)

no i was, just notsomuch to asia.

― Surmounter, Thursday, 17 July 2008 05:21 (seventeen years ago)

do we ever see angelina's tats on film?

― Surmounter, Thursday, 17 July 2008 13:16 (seventeen years ago)

Gia

Oh, you said TATS. I dunno.

― HI DERE, Thursday, 17 July 2008 13:27 (seventeen years ago)

http://thebosh.com/upload/2008/05/04/angelina_jolie_snorting_and_smoking_herion_video/Angelina-Jolie-Gia.jpg

how does that exist?

― Surmounter, Thursday, 17 July 2008 13:28 (seventeen years ago)

Surely they can be covered up if necessary

― Tom D., Thursday, 17 July 2008 13:29 (seventeen years ago)

I think the worked Angie's tats into a more extensive covering for her role in "Wanted" I definitely saw the back tattoo she's had for a while there.

― B.L.A.M., Thursday, 17 July 2008 13:59 (seventeen years ago)

how was that? if i have to see angelina jolie holding another gun in my lifetime i might have to write her agent a letter!

― Surmounter, Thursday, 17 July 2008 14:05 (seventeen years ago)

It was bloody awful!

― hyggeligt, Thursday, 17 July 2008 14:24 (seventeen years ago)

It was not awful, if you like over-CGI'd, under-explained summer movie shoot 'em ups.

If you have any interest in seeing it, I would see it in the theater, as the visuals and chase scenes are the best part of the movie. And James McAvoy was pretty good in it.

― B.L.A.M., Thursday, 17 July 2008 14:31 (seventeen years ago)

And James McAvoy was pretty ~~good~~ in it?

― Surmounter, Thursday, 17 July 2008 14:32 (seventeen years ago)

Ha ha no. He actually gets beaten about pretty badly. I thought it was terrible but BLAM actually does a good job describing how one might really enjoy it.

― hyggeligt, Thursday, 17 July 2008 14:54 (seventeen years ago)

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