He knew, but he couldnt be bothered to care.
The Male Brigitte Bardot, as he was once dubbed, didnt seem to care about much of anything.
The fact that people focused on his Greek-god mug didnt bug him.
Delon at his home in France, 1967Reporters Associes/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images
He just felt contemptuous of those who couldnt see past it.
I am not a star, he told a British film magazine in the mid-1960s.
I am an actor.
Its a hard fight, but I will win it.
We wouldnt still be talking about him decades later if he hadnt.
Yet he eventually proved that hed earned the right to be called both an actoranda star.
Honestly, I only did it to make him happy, the star later told a French TV interviewer.
Show, dont tell.
And say as much with what little you do show as possible.
(Dont just take our word for it.)
Existential antiheroes suited his strengths as an actor marvelously.
Over 50 years later, he was still the hottest iceberg on the block.
