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Valuable impression about his personality and desires

The material below, which seemed to be offering some valuable insight into Sellers' mindset, has been deleted twice, claiming Sellers never got the part, and suggest discussing instead. However, whether he got the part is less important than that he wanted it "most of all." As it is, IMO, the article is overloaded with minutia and trivia, and more general details about Sellers such as these are useful. Feedback requested.

Sellers tried to play the part of Orde Charles Wingate, which he described in 1962 as "the film part I should like to play most of all." Sellers went to Israel and did his own research into Wingate's career. Lewis states a number of reasons why Sellers was attracted to Wingate, adding that he saw direct similarities between Wingate and Sellers:

"The enigma of Wingate, and the anger and questing which inspired him, make explicit the two strands of Sellers I've been drawing out: the reflectiveness (which was moody and mystical) and the rashness—Wingate had an impetuosity which must have seemed almost crazy. Sellers responded to the drama of a heroic career . . . and felt an affinity, too, with Wingate's maverick nature."

--Light show (talk) 21:59, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

This is beyond trivia really. It's the opinion of a man who didn't meet Sellers, and comparing him to Wingate, another man neither he nor Sellers met! (BTW, if you add material,in future, please use the {{sfn}} template to ensure consistency). - SchroCat (talk) 22:29, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

Lewis is one of the most cited sources in the article. Why would his "opinion" be invalid now? --Light show (talk) 18:50, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

His outline of facts is cited: his opinion of Sellers's character is not. - SchroCat (talk) 14:14, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

Seriously Light show??♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:36, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

These seem like worthwhile edits to me. We should be concerned with the personality of Sellers. Insights into his personality provided by biographer Roger Lewis would seem worthy of our consideration for inclusion in this article. Bus stop (talk) 13:53, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

Not really: Lewis didn't meet either Sellers or Wingate, so his comparing the second hand opinions of others to force a third hand opinion doesn't add anything to our understanding. - SchroCat (talk) 14:12, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

Lewis, p. 67
Lewis, p 67

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