Billy Zane continues to be haunted by his function as Carl nearly three a long time later.
Speaking to The Express, the now-56-year-old actor says he feels his casting as Carl was a “double-edged” sword – to today, he says, he feels he is typecast as a villain in Hollywood and strangers usually shout at him on the street.
“There are those who know you’re an actor and enjoy the performance, and those who quite simply think I’m a natural b—–d,” he advised the publication.
”But I’m a sheep in wolf’s clothing. Titanic was a double-edged sword.
“It expanded my sphere of affect and consciousness; it is fairly a global calling card. But it is like carrying a pair of golden handcuffs.
”To quote Ian Fleming: This is a mink-lined cell. Do I wish I was playing more white hat-hero roles? All the time. I’m actually making that happen by developing my own material.”
Shortly after starring in Titanic, Zane was forged as Marc Antony within the 1999 Cleopatra miniseries. He additionally notably voiced the function of Ansem within the online game Kingdom Hearts in 2002.
He’s continued to star in movies over the a long time, and has additionally had appearances in TV exhibits like Charmed, Guilt, The Boys, Deception and Curfew.
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