Sil(ly)marillion

melkomelko:

impuretale:

My enduring memory of Christopher Lee behind the scenes of Lord of the Rings is not the infamous “people don’t scream when you stab them in the back” moment (that Peter Jackson cribbed into King Kong but later deleted). It’s an outtake set in the first movie, with Saruman speaking with Gandalf, where he starts to ascend to his throne, stops short in the middle of a big Saruman speech. 

“To advise, persuade – [suddenly breaking character] I’m sorry, I cannot get up these goddamn steps smoothly, Peter. I just can’t.” 

The reason why is 1) I have never heard Christopher Lee swear before, but more importantly 2) Apparently neither had any of the actors playing the hobbits because they whisper about this at length in the commentary, and they are so shocked, you guys. 

I think about this moment a lot when i think about Christopher Lee