Christopher Lee Quotes

The thing I have always tried to do is surprise people, to present them with something they didn’t expect.

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.

We don’t always get the kind of work we want, but we always have a choice of whether to do it with good grace or not.

I’m much softer than people think. I don’t present to the world an emotional face. I’m pretty good at self-control, but I am easily moved.

Acting is like a snowstorm or perhaps a large empty vacuum. I`m not deluded by the fact that I’m getting all these offers for work, I’m very happy about it, but I know also that there is the other side and who knows, next year, they may not offer me anything. You never know.

I dont want to sound gloomy, but, at some point of your lives, every one of you will notice that you have in your life one person, one friend whom you love and care for very much. That person is so close to you that you are able to share some things only with him. For example, you can call that friend, and from the very first maniacal laugh or some other joke you will know who is at the other end of that line. We used to do that with him so often. And then when that person is gone, there will be nothing like that in your life ever again.

I stopped appearing as Dracula in 1972 because in my opinion the presentation of the character had deteriorated to such an extent, particularly bringing him into the contemporary day and age, that it really no longer had any meaning.

The Dracula movies are probably some of the most famous and enduring ones there are and I am very grateful to them, for sure.

I thought that people should know about the dangers of Satanism, and diabolism does exist – there’s no question about it.

I associate heavy metal with fantasy because of the tremendous power that the music delivers.

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 much more interesting than the good guy.

I’ve done a lot of films that have become iconic, not necessarily because of me.