I said: Well, thats nice.
Richard was terrific, McShane remembered.
I think he was very underrated when we didVillainand I played his bisexual driver fixer, Wolfie.
Ian McShane and Elizabeth Taylor.Taylor Hill/FilmMagic; Silver Screen Collection/Getty
I said: Really, Richard?
He said: Yes, because you remind me of Elizabeth.
I said: Well, thats nice.
Ian McShane and Richard Burton in ‘Villain’.Courtesy Everett
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The Elizabeth in question, of course, was Burtons then-wifeElizabeth Taylor.
(which won Taylor her second Academy Award).
They then divorced again in 1976.
We didSitting Targettogether, he said.
I knew him before that and we had a good time together.
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McShane said that contemporary actors are often too serious, but one of his highest-profile costars is a delight.
Most modern actors take themselves too seriously, he said.
Keanu [Reeves]is one of the most wonderful human beings Ive ever met.
McShane also offered his thoughts on how to revive his beloved 80s TV seriesLovejoy.
People have forever been talking aboutLovejoy, he said.
I said: Give me a million dollars and Ill tell you how to doLovejoyagain.
Ill give you four words, you give me a million and Ill make it a success.
Do you know what the four words are?
Ill give you them for free.
Make it a woman.
In the series, I had a daughter.
That would be the way to do it.
