Ian McKellen claims Alec Guinness advised him to withdraw his support of gay rights
McKellen said he “didn’t follow” the advice.
Alec Guinness
“I’m awful”: Alec Guinness’ worst performance and how it reinvented his career
Completely embarrassing.
When Toshiro Mifune turned down George Lucas to protect the image of the samurai
The galaxy far, far away isn’t for everyone.
Every co-star Laurence Olivier hated with a passion: “Silly little amateur”
Olivier was an equal opportunity hater.
Alec Guinness: The British theatre icon who accidentally made $95m on a movie he hated
An unexpected success.
The only actors who intimidated Harrison Ford: “Tennyson Ford. Ellison? No!”
Yes, that’s right: even Ford got nervous from time to time around co-stars.
Less than impressed: Three Oscar-winning movies hated by their stars
They didn’t love the movies they starred in.
The dysfunctional relationship between David Lean and Alec Guinness: “Now you can all fuck off and go home”
There was no love lost between the two.