David Warner is mostly left handed. Except he writes with his right hand.
When he hits someone, he hits them with his left hand. When he pours a drink, he pours with the left, twists the cap with the left, etc. When he points or reaches for something, he reaches with the left. He even picks up a telephone with his left, and throws a ball with his left.
He just happens to write with his right hand, stab people, and pull a trigger with his right hand.
Handedness is fascinating to me. And its becoming more and more obvious its a spectrum thing, not a black-or-white issue. A person isnt merely right or left handed, there can be any number of combinations in between the two.
I've got 40-someodd years of television/film of him to study specifically, and what i learn from it reflects people, people out there, and which hemisphere of their brain they're using at any given time. I find it really fascinating.
I'm a leftie who is mostly a leftie, though i do some things right sided, like use my mobile / text message, and kick footballs and peer through telescopes... but i am a leftie. If someone says hold out your hand, i'll give them the left one. But i use my mobile with my right, all my song choosing and text writing, etc. Wild isnt it. I use a mouse with my right as well.
I'm feeling the urge to do some David-as-a-closet-leftie picspam. Yes. I just need to cap the appropriate moments as I remember them and upload them.
When he hits someone, he hits them with his left hand. When he pours a drink, he pours with the left, twists the cap with the left, etc. When he points or reaches for something, he reaches with the left. He even picks up a telephone with his left, and throws a ball with his left.
He just happens to write with his right hand, stab people, and pull a trigger with his right hand.
Handedness is fascinating to me. And its becoming more and more obvious its a spectrum thing, not a black-or-white issue. A person isnt merely right or left handed, there can be any number of combinations in between the two.
I've got 40-someodd years of television/film of him to study specifically, and what i learn from it reflects people, people out there, and which hemisphere of their brain they're using at any given time. I find it really fascinating.
I'm a leftie who is mostly a leftie, though i do some things right sided, like use my mobile / text message, and kick footballs and peer through telescopes... but i am a leftie. If someone says hold out your hand, i'll give them the left one. But i use my mobile with my right, all my song choosing and text writing, etc. Wild isnt it. I use a mouse with my right as well.
I'm feeling the urge to do some David-as-a-closet-leftie picspam. Yes. I just need to cap the appropriate moments as I remember them and upload them.
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Saying this I'm mostly a righty in all the obvious ones except tying my shoelaces, while my twin sister is a lefty. Which I argue makes her the evil one...
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I did a research paper on sinistrality, the condition of being left handed, when i was in high school. I still find it just as fascinating now as I did then (15 years ago ish).
I was watching Colin Baker for the same reasons - he may write right handed, but he does lots of other things left handed, yes.
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Ooh, baby baby its a wild world... Sorry, i'm on a lyrics kick today. I was singing country at my dad today (you dont have to call me darlin, darlin, but you dont even call my by my name), and that just popped in my head.
Maybe i need a straitjacket too!
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I must run off to my first aid training but before I go... *pokes with a leek* Fear Stress and Anger! Should be 9pm for you. It's not on till 11:50pm here in silly BBC2W land but at least it's on this week and I can try to rip it again...
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On the twin-thing, I have a twin brother- we're both right-handed, but my brother writes as though he's a Leftie (and my father is a Leftie). Kinda weird. :-D
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Yes, I think David's a leftie deep down inside. He talks with his left too often not to be, and I've seen over half his filmography now :)
Welcome aboard, btw! I couldnt reply to your post on your journal, so i'm replying to this one. Help yourself to any icons, I'm pleased i've found another David-fan to commisserate with! :D
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However ... eerie coincidence, I have a friend who was born in Ireland (not exactly the other side of the world from Manchester) just five days before David, and he's a leftie who learned to write with his right hand. In fact, his right-handed writing is better than his left-handed writing. But in most other things he is left-handed. (Could there be an astrological connection perhaps??)
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He shoots left handed in Hornblower too...
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Anyhow *chuckle*, I didn't notice that in Hornblower. Must have another look!
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There's such a yawning gulf between the midlands and Manchester, that you'd know if he was Mancunian...he'd be... different.
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