People attend the C2H4 catwalk show at London Fashion Week Men's in London, Britain January 6, 2019. (Photo by Henry Nicholls/Reuters)

Members of contemporary circus group perform inside the subway train, amid the energy crisis in Prague, Czech Republic on March 2, 2023. (Photo by David W. Cerny/Reuters)

Artists perform during the 137th Nice Carnival parade in Nice, southeastern France, on February 19, 2022. The Carnival takes place until February 27, 2022 on the theme “King of animals”. (Photo by Valery Hache/AFP Photo)

American model Bella Hadid arrives for the screening of “Broker (Les Bonnes Etoiles)” during the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, 26 May 2022. The movie is presented in the Official Competition of the festival which runs from 17 to 28 May. (Photo by Clemens Bilan/EPA/EFE)

Members of a “Diablada” folk group dance during celebrations of the anniversary of Bolivia foundation, in Santiago, Chile on August 6, 2022. (Photo by Ivan Alvarado/Reuters)

An Aardvark is weighed by keeper Harry Maskell during a photo-call at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo on August 23, 2022 in Dunstable, England. As part of their regular check-ups, 10,000 animals are having their vital statistics recorded as a way of keeping track of their health and well-being at the UK's largest Zoo. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

A young man “painting” the Eiffel Tower. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 9th May 1970

Photographer Howard Schatz had an idea: place actors in a series of roles and dramatic situations to reveal the essence of their characters. Such was the premise behind his book, In Character: Actors Acting, which captures some of Hollywood’s most emotive stars in the act of, well, making faces. Luckily for us, he continued the tradition for Vanity Fair. Here are some of the best.