English - Actor | May 27, 1922 - June 7, 2015
I've done a lot of films that have become iconic, not necessarily because of me.
Christopher Lee
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When I first read 'Lord of the Rings,' I wanted to see a film of it. But at that time, the technology wasn't there; there was no such thing as CGI.
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I don't really like long flights any more - I find them too tiring. Flying always involves the same things these days - huge crowds at airports, waiting around, late take-offs, weather problems, and so on. I don't really enjoy travelling. I don't imagine anyone does except young children.
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The saddest country I went to was Romania, years ago, during Ceausescu's rule.
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I've always acknowledged my debt to Hammer. I've always said I'm very grateful to them. They gave me this great opportunity, made me a well known face all over the world for which I am profoundly grateful.
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Films are now made by accountants. They pick a pretty young female or male face out of the air and give them a part - not because they think that person is right for it or is ready for it, but because they think that person will make them money.
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There was a gap of seven years between the first and second Dracula movies. In the second one as everybody knows, I didn't speak, because I said I couldn't say the lines.
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I thought that people should know about the dangers of Satanism, and diabolism does exist - there's no question about it.
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I did play Ramses II once, who lived to be 91 and had 120 children, but he died 4,000 years ago.
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Peter Jackson's instincts are extraordinary, as is his stamina.
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The thing I have always tried to do is surprise people: to present them with something they didn't expect.
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One of the first things a British visitor to Southern California discovers is that he must have a car. Freeways. Bad public transport. I took driving lessons.
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