Originally Posted by mynameisjim

I think being good looking has a lot to do with it, and not just for the obvious reasons.

When you are attractive, it seems your face can transmit a much more varied number of subtle cues that come through without any confusion as to what they mean. This may be a bit hard to explain. But think of a really attractive woman, she can do a little look with her eyes that says so much. Average or ugly girls can't do that. Same with guys. An attractive guy can easily pull of a quick, sly smile. An ugly guy may not even be capable of producing that look without looking weird. Think about it.

There is something about an attractive face that makes it easier to read for the audience. I'm not sure if this has ever been studied before, but I'm pretty sure it's true.

Maybe it's not always an attractive face, but a face that can pull off those tiny cues that the audience reacts to almost subconsciously.