When the giant Fezzik encounters the masked Westley, the main character in the 1987 cult classic film, the giant asks why he's covering his face.

"It's just that masks are terribly comfortable -- I think everyone will be wearing them in the future," said Westley, presciently.

When CNN anchor Ana Cabrera on Saturday brought up that line to actor Cary Elwes, who played Westley, and director Rob Reiner, they were amazed.

Prepare to die."

The actor said he tweeted that message because he felt it was important to cut through the politics that have emerged about wearing masks.

"Every time I tweet a line from 'Princess Bride' it gets a lot of awareness," Elwes said.

"Because Rob [Reiner] gave me the blessing of this role that happened to be a character that wears a mask, I took it upon myself to try and use that celebrity of that character to encourage people to wear a mask."

Elwes noted he began wearing a mask in February -- the same time that President Donald Trump told reporter Bob Woodward that he knew the severity of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Woodward's book, "Rage."

"[That's] when the president already knew how dangerous this virus was," Elwes noted.