Christopher Lee

Actor

Christopher Lee was a renowned actor and musician, celebrated for his iconic roles in horror films and his unique contributions to heavy metal music.

Born
May 27, 1922
Died
June 7, 2015
Quotes
51
Rank
#2525

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"The song "My Way" is a very remarkable song. It is also difficult to sing because you've got to convince people that what you're singing about is the truth. It's a man who is very proud of having achieved everything that he's achieved his way."

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"I love Chicago. It is my new favorite city. It is the perfect place to do any kind of theater."

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"I think acting is a mixture of instinct, imagination and inventiveness. All you can learn as an actor is basic technique."

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"Once asked if he felt wearied by the constant onslaught of autograph seekers, actor Gregory Peck replied that he would be more worried when they stopped asking."

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"I wasn't a spy. I'd have been spotted in five seconds. Yes, I was in intelligence, but that covered a multitude of things."

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"I've been for 10 years trying to make something out of my life as an actor. I've learned a lot but I haven't done much that's worthwhile. So maybe if I make people wonder what I really do look like and make myself unrecognizable, they will be interested and intrigued, which eventually, of course, happened."

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"The saddest country I went to was Romania, years ago, during Ceausescu's rule."

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"Acting as a profession came to me by chance: in 1946, after the war, I was having lunch with my cousin, who was the Italian ambassador, and he asked, 'What are you going to do now you're out of uniform?' I said, 'I'm pretty inventive, and I can imitate people,' and he said, 'Have you thought about being an actor?'"

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