Interview · moment 8 of 29
Brian Dennehy Was a Sex Symbol, and Embracing His Own Unconventional Look
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2 min
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Tim claims Brian Dennehy was a 1970s sex symbol, contrasts himself with smooth Italian guys who wear cologne, and argues he's found his own '"golden age"' by being unconventionally attractive.
- Tim contrasts his own dirty, unfashionable masculinity with the more ostentatious style of Italian men wearing Brut cologne to clubs.
- In Brooklyn, people gravitate toward Tim because they're so unused to seeing anyone who isn't traditionally masculine.
- Tim argues that people who are optimistic about the future are mentally ill, though he clarifies that being happy himself doesn't require optimism.
- He's making synthesizer music now, admitting that no one asked for it but he's putting it out into the world anyway.
- Without conventional attractiveness, you have to work your way to being sexy by developing personality and earning it.
- Tim offers an assessment of his own physical attributes, concluding he's got a decent package and knows how to use it.