And Ford seems to have been studying gruffness under John Wayne and Tom Waits; his performance is weird but hard to dislike. (bloomberg.com)
Lately he has been getting some favorable press — actually, for the first time in his career — because his hulking, workingman's gruffness stands out in welcome contrast to the young smoothies rising up on Tour like a phalanx of overeager bellhops. (si.com)
But there is a fresh gruffness about them. (sbnation.com)