Paw Prints Anecdotes: Peter Sellers

"Inspector Clouseau"

Anecdote...

Blake Edwards, who directed Sellers in the "Pink Panther" films, did not find him the easiest person to work with. One night, having wasted an entire day on one particular scene, Edwards was awakened by a phone call from Peter. "I just talked to God," he said excitedly, "and He told me how to do it."

The following day, Edwards set the cameras rolling to capture the results of Sellers' divine inspiration. The results were disastrous. "Peter," sighed the harassed director, "next time you talk to God, tell Him to stay out of show business."

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Biographical Note...

British comic actor. He made his name in radio, where he got his first job by impersonating two popular BBC stars and recommending himself to a BBC producer. Sellers confessed his deception and being impressed that Sellers had put one over on him, the producer granted him a spot on the air. He starred in a radio comedy series, "The Goon Show" (a precursor to "Monty Python's Flying Circus"), first broadcast in the 1950s. He also appeared in many films, notably "I'm All Right, Jack" (1959), "Dr. Strangelove" (1963), and the "Pink Panther" series, in which he played the bungling detective Inspector Clouseau.

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