--- title: "3 John Carradine Quotes - Famous Film actor" description: "American actor (1906-1988)... | John Carradine was an American character actor, who was considered one of the greatest in American cinema. He was a memb..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad2/john-carradine-80259_cinema_directors-never-direct-me-they-just-let_2031306.jpg" --- # John Carradine (1906–1988) Film Actor **3** quotes in **16** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet John Carradine was a film actor. ## Quick Facts About John Carradine Born February 5, 1906 Died November 27, 1988 Profession Film Actor ## About John Carradine American actor (1906-1988)... \| John Carradine was an American character actor, who was considered one of the greatest in American cinema. He was a member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and later John Ford's company, known for his roles in horror films, Westerns, and Shakespearean theater, most notably portraying Count Dracul ## Quotes by John Carradine > [Directors never direct me. They just let me loose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carradine/directors-never-direct-me-they-just-let-me-loose/) [John Carradine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carradine/) [Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad2/john-carradine-80259_cinema_directors-never-direct-me-they-just-let_2031306.jpg) > [Milan. What a beautiful place to die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carradine/milan-what-a-beautiful-place-to-die/) [John Carradine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carradine/) [Beautiful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beautiful/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45b/john-carradine-80259_beautiful_milan-what-a-beautiful-place-to-die-2631_2631570.jpg) > [John Barrymore was a serious actor who did a great deal of research for all his parts, until, I guess, he was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carradine/john-barrymore-was-a-serious-actor-who-did-a-great-deal-of-research/) [John Carradine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carradine/) [Actors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actors/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48e/john-carradine-80259_actors_john-barrymore-was-a-serious-actor-who-d_2837975.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carradine/#itemlist", "name": "John Carradine Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Directors never direct me. 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