Amitabh Bachchan is the greatest and the best and the famous actor of the billion people back in India and all over the world.
Rama Susarla
Amitabh Bachchan dominated the Bombay film industry, by far the most prolific movie production centre in the world, far more so than Hollywood, for more than a decade. His is recognized by far more people in sheer numbers, on the planet, than any other film personality ever - considering that his following comprises primarily of people from the Indian subcontinent which is more than 16% of the world's population!
Ronnie Ghosh
Some things are beyond reason. Amitabh Bachchan is simply a great actor.
Manas Tandon
While there are several talented actors, Amitabh Bachchan has impressed upon more people in this world than others, i.e. He has more fans than others. Western actors are known to the western world and to a very small degree elsewhere. Bachchan is known to the entire south-east, middle-east and amongst the ethnic community in the rest of the world. If 'acting' is the sole criteria, many people will qualify, including Bachchan.
Nirmalya Gupta
Amitabh Bachchan has a terrific screen presence. Unparalleled popularity- illustrated by people's prayers when he was ill.
Amit Anshu
Sir Laurence Olivier was a multi-talented classic star with exceptional talent.
Gill Hanson
No-one held the mirror in a steadier hand than Sir Laurence Olivier.
Steven Archer
No actor, living or dead, has performed with such scale, such grace and with such talent as Sir Alec Guinness.
Laurence Finn
Sir Alec Guinness could turn from comedy to being the most sinister character. I saw him about 10 years ago on stage, in a play with just him and another actor at the Comedy Theatre. It was about two spies meeting on a park bench and he was the Russian. The clarity of his voice and deliverance of his lines was memorable.
Barry Freeman
Great talent, given the silent movies era. Charlie Chaplin opened movies to the world. Not a one-film wonder.
Max Shean
Charlie Chaplin was a timeless character exploring and touching universal themes through all language barriers.
Mick McKenna
Doh. No where else on television, can you find a programme and a character who so successfully gets away with such subversive takes on everything from the networks, to society, to religion. Still fresh and funny after 10 years, Homer Simpson is the everyman who manages to bungle his way through life, just like the rest of us.
James Khattak
Homer Simpson would take it in his stride. Even the acceptance episode would be a human revelation.
Leonard Turton
