great actor, distinguished actor
彼は名優になるまでに―どれだけ殴られたのか何度打たれてもいい
How many times was he beaten before he became a great actor? It doesn’t matter how many times he gets hit.
— さらば、わが愛/覇王別姫 (1993)
トムって、名優だよね?
Tom's a great actor, isn't he?
以来多くの名優が演じてきた
Many great actors have played it ever since.
別だけどスターより名優がいいわ
It’s a separate matter, but I’d rather have a great actor than a star.
— マルホランド・ドライブ (2001)