“Why Is This A Factor At All?”: John Lithgow Addresses Backlash To His Harry Potter Casting After Receiving An Open Letter Asking Him To Quit The Show

That was the canary in the coal mine.

I thought, Why is this a factor at all?

I wonder how J.K. Rowling has absorbed it.

I suppose at a certain point Ill meet her, and Im curious to talk to her.

[When asked if the backlash changed his mind on the role] Oh, heavens no.

Source:The Times of London(viaVariety);Book Riot

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