Performing in Blazing Saddles was difficult for him, since he played a despicable racist who repeatedly hurls racial insults (including "nigger") at the black characters, especially the hero, played by Cleavon Little.
pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ ɪn blˈeɪzɪŋ sˈædəlz wʌz dˈɪfɪkəlt fɔːɹ hˌɪm, sˈɪns hiː plˈeɪd ɐ dᵻspˈɪkəbəl ɹˈeɪsɪst hˌuː ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻdli hˈɜːlz ɹˈeɪʃəl ˈɪnsʌlts ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ "nˈɪɡɚ"æt ðə blˈæk kˈæɹɪktɚz, ɪspˈɛʃəli ðə hˈiəɹoʊ, plˈeɪd baɪ klˈiːvɑːn lˈɪɾəl.