Los Angeles, March 30. Actor Tim Curry, who has played many villainous roles, such as Pennywise the clown in "It," Dr. Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," and the meddling concierge in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," has spoken about his biggest regret in his career.
In an interview at The Academy's Margaret Herrick Library, Curry talked about some of the roles he auditioned for but ultimately didn't get, and he shared that he experienced disappointment when he was passed over for the villainous roles, according to people.com.
When asked about auditioning for the role of Marv in "Home Alone," which ultimately went to Daniel Stern, he revealed that he met the director, Chris Columbus.
"I actually met Chris Columbus, who apparently had the only two copies of my albums and was a big fan. No one else had ever bought them," Curry shared.
Although he ultimately didn't land the villain role in the holiday classic, Curry appeared in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," joking that he "made it."
He also auditioned for the role of Malcolm in "Jurassic Park," though it went to Jeff Goldblum. Curry was then considered for the role of Scar in "The Lion King," which he said "would have been great."
Curry didn't get the role, and Scar was portrayed by Jeremy Irons.
"My voice career was due to the lady who is now my manager, Marsha," he said. "I really enjoyed it."
There was also a scrapped project called "Crusade," which never "came to fruition," but in the notes, the actor recounted that the casting director wrote, "Tim Curry is not fat enough."
"That was the only time any casting director had ever said that," Curry quipped.
In the same interview, Curry revealed one of his "greatest regrets" when it comes to roles, but for a film he wasn't able to get an audition for.
"I read the script of "Silence of the Lambs," and I desperately wanted to play Hannibal Lecter," he admitted.
"My agent couldn't get me an audition, but Anthony Hopkins did a great job."