▁well . ▁In ▁the ▁novel , ▁Mal col m ▁states ▁that ▁he ▁only ▁ever ▁we ars ▁black ▁so ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁to ▁put ▁much ▁thought ▁towards ▁what ▁he ▁we ars . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁characteristic ▁shared ▁with ▁an ▁earlier ▁Jeff ▁Gold bl um ▁character , ▁S eth ▁Bru nd le ▁from ▁The ▁Fly . ▁Mal col m ' s ▁line , ▁" must ▁go ▁faster " ▁was ▁re used ▁by ▁another ▁Jeff ▁Gold bl um ▁character , ▁David ▁Le vin son ▁in ▁Independ ence ▁Day . ▁Director ▁James ▁Camer on ▁had ▁originally ▁wanted ▁to ▁direct ▁the ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁novel , ▁and ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁wanted ▁Bill ▁Pa xt on ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Mal col m . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Jeff ▁Gold bl um ' s ▁port ray al ▁as ▁Ian ▁Mal col m ▁was ▁la ud ed ▁by ▁fans ▁and ▁critics ▁and ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁massive ▁fan ▁favour ite ▁character . ▁Gold bl um ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁Sat urn ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Support ing ▁A ctor ▁for ▁his ▁port ray al ▁in ▁Jur ass ic ▁Park ▁alongside ▁Wayne ▁Knight ▁as ▁Den is ▁Ned ry , ▁but ▁both ▁lost ▁to ▁L ance ▁Henri ks en ▁in ▁Hard ▁Target . ▁Gold bl um ▁was ▁also ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁Block b uster ▁Entertainment ▁Award ▁for ▁F av our ite ▁A ctor ▁- ▁Sci Fi ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁The ▁Lost ▁World : ▁Jur ass ic ▁Park . ▁ ▁Gold bl um ' s ▁lack ▁of ▁screen ▁time