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> [At the end of the first Halloween, when I shot 6 bullets into Michael Myers, John Carpenter said, Let's get a shot of you looking out of the window and seeing no one lying there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-pleasence/at-the-end-of-the-first-halloween-when-i-shot-6-bullets-into-michael/)

[Donald Pleasence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-pleasence/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46b/donald-pleasence-23666_bullets_at-the-end-of-the-first-halloween-when-i_470926.jpg)

> [John Carpenter created the idea of Halloween, so his vision remains the most focused and intelligently directed of the series. The directors that have followed have kept the original intent of the concept.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-pleasence/john-carpenter-created-the-idea-of-halloween-so-his-vision-remains/)

[Donald Pleasence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-pleasence/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb0/donald-pleasence-23666_carpenter_john-carpenter-created-the-idea-of-hallo_1064738.png)

## More by Donald Pleasence

> [Loomis has always felt himself responsible for the fact that he did not stop Michael when he first murdered his sister, and so he's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-pleasence/loomis-has-always-felt-himself-responsible-for-the-fact-that-he-did/)

[Donald Pleasence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-pleasence/)

> [The idea of dying and coming back is what makes the Halloween films work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-pleasence/the-idea-of-dying-and-coming-back-is-what-makes-the-halloween-films/)

[Donald Pleasence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-pleasence/)

> [At the end of the first Halloween, when I shot 6 bullets into Michael Myers, John Carpenter said, Let's get a shot of you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-pleasence/at-the-end-of-the-first-halloween-when-i-shot-6-bullets-into-michael/)

[Donald Pleasence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-pleasence/)

> [I loved working with Jamie Lee Curtis, and I felt she was a wonderful actress even that early in her career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-pleasence/i-loved-working-with-jamie-lee-curtis-and-i-felt-she-was-a-wonderful/)

[Donald Pleasence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-pleasence/)

> [I'm the sort of actor who likes to talk about what we're going to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-pleasence/i-m-the-sort-of-actor-who-likes-to-talk-about-what-we-re-going-to-do/)

[Donald Pleasence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-pleasence/)

> [It's gotten to the point where it's big news when I don't do a horror film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-pleasence/it-s-gotten-to-the-point-where-it-s-big-news-when-i-don-t-do-a-horror/)

[Donald Pleasence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-pleasence/)

> [The play is on top of me all the time, and I am constantly thinking about it. Even when I leave the theatre, I'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-pleasence/the-play-is-on-top-of-me-all-the-time-and-i-am-constantly-thinking/)

[Donald Pleasence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-pleasence/)

> [I do not use any set methods, not even The Method. The character after all is in the lines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-pleasence/i-do-not-use-any-set-methods-not-even-the-method-the-character-after/)

[Donald Pleasence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-pleasence/)

> [The process of building a part doesn't really stop.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-pleasence/the-process-of-building-a-part-doesn-t-really-stop/)

[Donald Pleasence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-pleasence/)

> [I'm hardly physically right for the hero parts, now am I?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-pleasence/i-m-hardly-physically-right-for-the-hero-parts-now-am-i/)

[Donald Pleasence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-pleasence/)

> [John Carpenter created the idea of Halloween, so his vision remains the most focused and intelligently directed of the series. The directors that have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-pleasence/john-carpenter-created-the-idea-of-halloween-so-his-vision-remains/)

[Donald Pleasence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-pleasence/)

> [The first Halloween was very well made. The second one was also well made, though I didn't like it as well as the first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-pleasence/the-first-halloween-was-very-well-made-the-second-one-was-also-well/)

[Donald Pleasence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-pleasence/)

> [I don't really know how many films I've done, and I don't look at this as a race that I necessarily want to win.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-pleasence/i-don-t-really-know-how-many-films-i-ve-done-and-i-don-t-look-at-this/)

[Donald Pleasence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-pleasence/)

> [Continental directors, as opposed to British and American, tend to be somewhat high-handed in their approach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-pleasence/continental-directors-as-opposed-to-british-and-american-tend-to-be/)

[Donald Pleasence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-pleasence/)

> [The process of creation goes on all the time. When I get through, I feel I know what the character will do in every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-pleasence/the-process-of-creation-goes-on-all-the-time-when-i-get-through-i/)

[Donald Pleasence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-pleasence/)

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