This is why they cast Thomas Gibson as James Percy in The Inheritance (Lord Walter Percy in the book):
“He is not what you ladies might consider handsome […] but to me his calm, pale face and serious eyes are far more beautiful than mere comeliness and grace of form, for the pure, true heart within shines clearly out and gives a quiet beauty to his face, such as few possess.”
And then:
When the first greetings were over, Amy looked again at the face that had smiled so kindly on her as he took her hand.
It was calm and pale, as Arthur had said, with dark hair parted on a high, white brow, beneath which shone a pair of clear, soft eyes. He was tall and finely formed, with a certain stately grace that well became him. A quiet smile lit up his face and, as the soft light of the evening sun shone on it, Amy thought a beautiful and noble soul must lie within.
All quotes are from the novel, The Inheritance, by Louisa May Alcott. All screencaps are from the 1997 movie of The Inheritance, produced by Alliance Atlantis Communications. All the work of screencapping the movie is mine.
*thud* *dies* My holy freaking god.
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