Silence of the Lambs actor addresses film’s complicated gender legacy

• Ted Levine, who played Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs, has addressed the film's complicated legacy regarding its themes of gender.
• The Oscar-winning horror classic has faced recent backlash from the transgender community over its portrayal of the serial killer Buffalo Bill.
• Levine acknowledged that 'certain aspects of the movie don’t hold up too well' and that he is now 'a lot wiser about transgender issues'.
• He clarified that he did not portray Buffalo Bill as gay or trans, but rather as a 'f***ed-up heterosexual man'.
• Producer Edward Saxon admitted they 'weren’t sensitive enough' to the potential harm of stereotypes, despite not intending Buffalo Bill to be gay or trans.

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Silence of the Lambs star acknowledges ‘unfortunate’ dialogue that doesn’t ‘hold up’ 35 years later