David Thomson, the great British film critic, wrote that a "movie star" is an actor who's always identifiable as himself, no matter what role he plays. Quintessential example was Clark Gable. I'd add Nicholson, Newman and, as you point out, Assante.
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.
