How is he a movie-star?

For me, his most memorable screen moment is voiding his bladder in view of the concentration camp harlot he had just banged.

I don't really think that's a "star-making" moment, though.

... 'Cept, maybe in gonzo porn.

I think what he means is, there are certain actors that exude "actor-ness" ("look at me, I'm acting"), and that he's one of them.

Jude Law hits me the same way most of the time. He was good in I (heart) Huckabees, but in Cold Mountain...shudder...