Sydney and I made so many pictures together we were becoming Abbott and Costello, so we broke up. You know Greenstreet was a comedian before he played 'The Maltese Falcon' and in that picture his dialogue consisted of seven pages… — Peter Lorre Copy Share Image
I don't want to brag, but I can make people laugh and then be terrified. — Peter Lorre Copy Share Image
I didn't speak English very well, but I studied day and night so I'd be ready for my first break. When Hitchcock interviewed me… — Peter Lorre Copy Share Image
There is really no such thing as terrifying people. It's the situation and the scene that count. Not the actor. — Peter Lorre Copy Share Image
Actually, Hollywood is the reverse of what most outsiders think it is. It is not a crazy, nervous place. An actor is less bothered… — Peter Lorre Copy Share Image
Interviews are horrible. All your life you are trained not to talk about yourself. Then you are expected to do nothing else, to talk… — Peter Lorre Copy Share Image
Despite the fact Hollywood classes me as a 'type,' I find the roles broad enough to handle all the acting technique I can summon… — Peter Lorre Copy Share Image
Actually I made only one out-and-out horror picture, 'The Beast with Five Fingers,' though I have done a lot of suspense and mystery films,… — Peter Lorre Copy Share Image
I don't want to be typed as a villain or a comedian. One would be as bad as the other. I had to fight… — Peter Lorre Copy Share Image
