[QUOTE=fable] Unless, of course, you (meaning anybody) have always preferred bald, deep-voiced men, then you have to question why this one, particular example is charismatic--meaning, you find 'em attractive. Charisma, then, becomes a matter of presentation within media. It's putting a person in a situation or situations where they fit some ideal, and where the behind-the-scenes production are unified in trying to make them look their best.[/QUOTE]
I recognise how any kind of behind-the-scenes production can aid in the way somebody is presented/presents themself, and this no doubt does contribute to the appeal figures like Patrick Stewart hold amongst many.
But basically, I just used him as a single example, and also because he is an individual most people on this forum will recognise. If I said M. Balzac who once taught a graduate seminar in Epistemology at "X" university (or for that matter, "My friend Bob"), nobody would know who the hell I was talking about.
As I stated, I have met various figures in real life, who do not have the benefit of TV, a behind-the-scenes team, or anything else, who exert an exceptionally powerful presence. I needed a readily identifiable figure, though, to demonstrate the kind of thing I'm talking about.
Also, as far as actors and the like go, I think the same does still apply, otherwise each and every actor or public figure out there, given their access to production teams and so on, would resonate that distinctive energy, but this is definitely not the case. Some actors, Shatner serves as a good example actually, simply do not have it, and they never will, not even with all the help in the world.
