It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the lion's heart. I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
'The Lion' all began with a picture of a faun carrying an umbrella and parcels in a snowy wood. This picture had been in my mind since I was about sixteen. Then one day, when I was about forty, I said to myself, 'Let's try to make a story about it.'
After The Wizard Of Oz I was typecast as a lion, and there aren't all that many parts for lions.
I think my ancestors had to be enormously strong emotionally and very courageous.
I feel that I had been rescued from the gutter by America. One day I was under the gutter, chased by police, thinking dogs were going to get me. I laid there listening to the dogs and the gutter. The next day, there I am standing on the Olympic platform, and you hear the anthem. I was proud.
That was my one big Hollywood hit, but, in a way, it hurt my picture career. After that, I was typecast as a lion, and there just weren't many parts for lions.
A lion is called a 'king of beasts' obviously for a reason.
We had a lion that was living in somebody's basement outside of Branson, Missouri.
I love watching the Serengeti, the way lions live. The only way the king lion loses his crown is by somebody physically defeating him.
Being around all the great names of the game at a young age because they were my heroes; the fact this meant so much to Canada. It was just an incredible thing to be a part of.
An injured lion still wants to roar.