20 Things You Didn't Know About Peter Dinklage

4. He Wanted To Make His X-Men Villain Relatable

The decision to cast Dinklage in the role of Bolivar Trask was an inspired choice. The creator of the mutant-destroying Sentinels could have easily devolved into a one-dimensional, moustache-twirling villain, but Dinklage went for something a little more nuanced. "I didn€™t want to play the villain," Dinklage said. " a man of science. He€™s a man of invention. He actually sees what he€™s doing as a good thing €” definitely blind and he€™s quite arrogant. He€™s strove all his life for a certain respect and attention.€
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