 During that time, Goddard did not want to know the real motives of his character because he did not want that to influence his performance.After the revelation that Jill was Cane's mother, his views changed, saying he "now welcomed the information as it added more color to his portrayal".The initial lack of information made portraying Cane difficult since there was an amount of ambiguity over whether he was a good, bad, or mediocre character.