The subject today is, if someone was going to play the part of you in a biographical movie, who would the actor/actress be? My initial response was...

...John Wayne, of course! I mean, he's always the hero of the story, and even when he plays a drunk or a broken-down old man, he still comes out on top. And why shouldn't he play me since I've been trying to play him most of my youthful life. I grew up believing that I could be a cowboy some day. Of course, I don't quite have the theatrical romantic heroism characteristics of Mr. Wayne, so my second choice was...

...Tommy Lee Jones. Still a cowboy at heart, Mr. Jones seems to often play the tragic hero. While he still comes out near the top, there's no humor or levity to it. He stands for what he believes is right, but he puts his principles before his relationships, and that sometimes leaves him stranded. But he deals with it alright, I reckon. But then I learned that I was supposed to pick an actor/actress according to my same gender. Details, details. So my choice is now...

...Kathy Bates, most notably for me from "Fried Green Tomatoes" (1991). I don't know much about her other movies, but I think she could play me. Sure, she's older, but I FEEL older, so it works. She also played across from Terry Bradshaw in "Failure to Launch" (2006), another one of the movies on my favorites list. In both movies, her character is trying to fix things. In the first one, she's trying to fix her marriage, and in the second, she's trying to fix her son. She's not exactly sure what the right path is, but she goes for it anyway. Tawanda! Yup, that's who I pick.

So what do you think? Who would you pick to play me? Who would you pick to play YOU?