When the Second World War finished, I was 23 and already I had seen enough horror to last me a lifetime. I'd… — Christopher Lee Copy Share Image
Lon Chaney and Boris Karloff didn't like the word 'horror'. They, like I, went for the French description: 'the theatre of the… — Christopher Lee Copy Share Image
Before 'Lord of the Rings,' some people would have just classed Peter Jackson as a horror director. But there is a mind… — Christopher Lee Copy Share Image
I didn't want to be known as a man who only made horror films. I made some - very few. — Christopher Lee Copy Share Image
I was once asked what I thought was the most disquieting thing you could see on the screen and I said, 'an open door.' — Christopher Lee Copy Share Image
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… — Christopher Lee Copy Share Image
I stopped appearing as Dracula in 1972 because in my opinion the presentation of the character had deteriorated to such an extent, particularly bringing… — Christopher Lee Copy Share Image
I haven't spent my entire career playing the guy in the bad hat, although I have to say that the bad guy is frequently… — Christopher Lee Copy Share Image
As far as I am concerned, Don Quixote is the most metal fictional character that I know. Single handed, he is trying to change… — Christopher Lee Copy Share Image
'The Impossible Dream' is, in my opinion, one of the greatest songs ever written. Here is a man, an old man, a very old… — Christopher Lee Copy Share Image
Films are now made by accountants. They pick a pretty young female or male face out of the air and give them a part… — Christopher Lee Copy Share Image
I lived for 10 years in Los Angeles, and the one element that surpasses everything else - that you are very conscious of -… — Christopher Lee Copy Share Image
I think that - apart from the fields of science and medicine - we live in an age of decline. Look at the world.… — Christopher Lee Copy Share Image
Every actor has to make terrible films from time to time, but the trick is never to be terrible in them. — Christopher Lee Copy Share Image
I love Chicago. It is my new favorite city. It is the perfect place to do any kind of theater. — Christopher Lee Copy Share Image
