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вЂњIвЂ™m essentially a method actor,вЂќ Lloyd says. He may be known for his comedic chops вЂ“ but Lloyd takes his craft deadly seriously. That was true from an early age вЂ“ he left high school before graduating, and kept in touch with no one as he went to New York and trained under the renowned Sandy Meisner at the Playhouse School. So I stuck with it.вЂќ ItвЂ™s that passion that also explains the lack of friends in his life, something he has joked about often in the past. вЂњAnd I gradually discovered that through acting in a role, I could relate to people. вЂњI need to express myself,вЂќ Lloyd explains. But itвЂ™s not fame that drives him to work. A string of hits, taking in the Back to the Future trilogy, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and two Addams Family films surely would have given him his pick of parts. I donвЂ™t wait around for the ideal role to come my way вЂ“ IвЂ™ll take whatвЂ™s given.вЂќ That perhaps explains his busy, yet fairly low-profile career since the huge roles of the late 80s and early 90s. вЂњWhether itвЂ™s a lead or cameos, or supporting roles, I love to be doing it. So why this small part in this decidedly small film? вЂњI donвЂ™t really mind as long as IвЂ™m working,вЂќ he says.

In fact, Lloyd has said he has no time for friendships. They have since met regularly at Star Trek conventions, though friendship wasnвЂ™t why Lloyd took this latest role. He and Shatner first appeared together in 1984 in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, in which Lloyd played a Klingon commander.

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Right from his first movie appearance in One Flew Over the CuckooвЂ™s Nest in 1975, he has been a foil for some of the most charismatic leading men of the era вЂ“ from Jack Nicholson to Michael J Fox and Raul Julia. Lloyd has always excelled in supporting roles.

Instead, heвЂ™s playing ShatnerвЂ™s best friend. вЂњI havenвЂ™t been cast as an elderly lover yet, though,вЂќ he laughs. вЂњI mean, theyвЂ™re just as interesting as younger characters.вЂќ Indeed, Lloyd has been playing them for some time вЂ“ itвЂ™s hard to believe he was only 47 when he starred in Back to the Future.

вЂњI enjoy playing characters of the age that I have now,вЂќ says Lloyd, 82. Which brings us neatly to the reason for our chat вЂ“ his new film, Senior Moment, in which he stars with Jean Smart and William Shatner, who play a pair of older star-crossed lovers in this decidedly old-school romcom. Sadly, the problems donвЂ™t stop there вЂ“ Zoom is playing havoc with his hearing aid, so we have to rely on the skill and patience of his wife, Lisa, to pass on all questions. But Lloyd soon gathers himself, flashing Doc BrownвЂ™s trademark wicked grin. He had been under the impression it was happening the next day. I t seems appropriate for a man whose most famous role had him struggling with the nature of time that Christopher Lloyd arrives for our interview half an hour late and somewhat flustered.