Jason Connery would have been a good Lyam, and michael Praed a fitting
Arutha! :)
-----Original Message-----
From: Raymond Feist
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 6:46 PM
To: feistfans-l
Subject: Re: James Mason
On Jun 10, 2012, at 10:01 AM, <[email protected]> <[email protected]>
wrote:
My first email to the list (although I've been reading it for awhile)!
First, I think it's great that Ray participates and answers readers'
questions. Thanks so much, Ray.
Second, I remember an interview with Ray many years ago when he described
a character in Magician as being played, in Ray's mind, by James Mason. I
think it's the same interview when Ray talked about having an "unlimited
special effects budget" for his books and how he could blow up a city if
he wanted. I love James Mason and I can't for the life of me remember who
the character was. Maybe Macros? Or Borric? I've tried and failed to
find this interview on the net. It's driving me crazy. So, Ray (or
anyone else), please save my sanity and remind me what character you were
talking about.
Thank you.
James Mason? I'm trying to remember, and I think rather than peg a
character to him, in that interview I might have been talking about how I
drew on actors in my head to write dialogue, i.e. Mason had a unique cadence
to his speech. Anyway, WAY back in the day in my head Borric sounded like
Sean Connery, not Mason. Macros was Ron Moody, Kulgan was Leo McKern, Tully
was John Gielgud, Bas-Tyra was Peter Finch . . . I think I might have
imagined Mason's voice for a more minor character, but for the life of me I
can't remember.
Best, R.E.F.
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