Oooh.. you hurt my feelings now . Whatever dude. I know it's not weird that the performance of an actor is influenced by the way you think of him. What if Adam Sandler suddenly would play the new 007? Regardless of whether he would do a good job or not, it would still suck because of the view you have of Adam Sandler. It's why I think TV shows with "new" actors can be more convincing to me. It's why the performance of barney can be affected by who he is and what he has done.