Film stars have often been overlooked. We don't know, of course, but Alan Bates, Michael Caine and Albert Finney may have turned down a title. Richard Burton's ghost at last enters the honours list with Dame Elizabeth Taylor's accolade. It can't be true because the costumes were designed months after I agreed to play Magneto. Probably Bryan was recalling some jokey response when we looked at the comic costumes.
Some early scenes introduce the history of the main characters.
Otherwise the action is continuous. It is almost like working with myself, our professional backgrounds being so similar. Patrick was a very impressive Royal Shakespeare Company actor when I first joined that company at Stratford. On set in Toronto we talked and laughed a lot, mainly about friends and plays and work which we have in common. I was just wondering a couple of small things.