After announcing his cancer diagnosis (and subsequently reassuring fans that he’s in remission) this month, Sam Neill directed his fans’ attention to happier topics when he published his new memoir “Did I Ever Tell You This?” The book is filled with behind-the-scenes anecdotes about Neill’s extensive filmography, including “The Piano” and “Peaky Blinders.”

But of course, Neill’s stories about making “Jurassic Park” were bound to attract the most eyeballs. The actor landed one of the biggest roles of his career when Steven Spielberg cast him in his 1993 dinosaur classic — but worried that he was the wrong fit for the role.

“I was racked by the usual insecurities,” Neill wrote in his book. “Why me? I’m certainly not an action hero. The idea of me going hand to hand with Sylvester Stallone or Arnold Schwarzenegger is simply absurd. I’m more of the ordinary guy on screen.