I was told it did impact a movie that I didnt really care about:Space Jam.
I was up for the part that the guy fromSeinfeldwound up playing.
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I was up for that part, recalled Lane.
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So thank God, I didnt have to doSpace Jam.
[Laughs] But I dont know.
Ill never know what people say.
Homophobia is alive and well still.
That same year, Lane had his big-screen breakthrough opposite Robin Williams.
I said to my agent, I thought more would happen afterThe Birdcage.
He said, Maybe if you werent so open about your lifestyle, it would have.
Lane said he soon left that agent.
Mike Nichols sent me to CAA, he said.
But no, there werent a lot of opportunities.