 Michael Gough (I) (qv) got his part (Dighton, the first murderer)  by making a fuss to his fellow actor friends about only established  stars getting cameo parts and leaving nothing for struggling actors  like himself. One night he got a phone call, and a voice said  "Youve been stirring it, havent you? Right little shit." Gough  demanded to know, "Who is this?" only to be stunned by the response,  "Its Larry", which of course was Olivier himself. Olivier in fact  was just having some fun at Goughs expense, had taken on board his  criticisms and was ringing to offer him the part of one of the  murderers in Richard III. When asked which one he wanted to play,  Gough quickly said "Whichever one has the most lines", and he got  his wish. Olivier actually arranged matters so that Goughs scenes  were split over several days, instead of all being done on the one  day, so that he, Gough, would maximise his per diem fee.