What makes a role for a star? 1) His or her issues drive the story. Theirs and nobody else’s. Every character in the story revolves around him or her. 2) His desire/issue/objective is (to him, in the context of his world) monumental. The stakes for him are life and death. 3) His passion for this desire/issue/objective is unquenchable. He will pursue it to, as Joe Biden might say, the gates of hell. 4) At the critical points in the story, his actions or needs (and nobody else’s) dictate the way the story turns. 5) The story ends when his issues are resolved and no sooner.
