45 Christopher Lee Quotes for You to Enjoy

Christopher Lee

English Actor

Born: May 27, 1922

Died: Jun 7, 2015

Made Man Me People World You

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On the Italian side, we can trace the family back 2,000 years. I have a cousin in Rome, a famous archaeologist, Count Andrea Carandini, who was in Lombardy and came across some pottery with the original name of the family, Carandinus, painted on it. Christopher Lee

Family Side Back Some Pottery Count Name Trace Cousin Came Italian Years Famous Rome Across Who Painted Original

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

Music Heavy Metal Power Tremendous Because Metal Heavy Fantasy Associate

There is a dark side in all of us. And for us 'bad' people, the bad side dominates. I think there is a great sadness in villains, and I have tried to put that across. We cannot stop ourselves doing what we are doing. Christopher Lee

Great People Dark Bad People Sadness Dark Side Think Side We Cannot Ourselves Bad Tried Put Doing Stop Cannot Us Across Villains

My favourite country is Finland because once you get to a certain point, you can drive for hours without seeing a single person. I love peace and quiet - something I don't get very often. Christopher Lee

Love You Peace Drive Country Single Once Favourite Seeing Something Point Finland Hours Because Without Single Person Very Quiet Person Get Often Certain Certain Point Peace And Quiet

The song 'My Way' is a very remarkable song. It is also difficult to sing because you've got to convince people that what you're singing about is the truth. It's a man who is very proud of having achieved everything that he's achieved his way. Christopher Lee

Truth You Man People Song Singing Difficult Everything Way About Having Remarkable He Sing Also Because Got Proud His His Way Very Achieved Convince Who

As far as I am concerned, Don Quixote is the most metal fictional character that I know. Single handed, he is trying to change the world, regardless of any personal consequences. Christopher Lee

Let's just say I was in Special Forces and leave it at that. People can read into that what they like. Christopher Lee

People Say Like Read Forces Leave Just Special Special Forces

Films are now made by accountants. They pick a pretty young female or male face out of the air and give them a part - not because they think that person is right for it or is ready for it, but because they think that person will make them money. Christopher Lee

If I had any deadly secrets, I wouldn't still be alive. Christopher Lee

Secrets Alive Had Deadly Still Any

Ian Fleming was my cousin, you know. He was in naval intelligence. Christopher Lee

You Intelligence He Know Cousin Fleming Naval

I wasn't a spy. I'd have been spotted in five seconds. Yes, I was in intelligence, but that covered a multitude of things. Christopher Lee

Intelligence Seconds Been Covered Spy Yes Five Multitude Things

You can learn Elvish, if you want. It's a language like Italian and English. You can learn to read it, you can learn to write it, and you can learn to speak it. Christopher Lee

You Speak Language Write Like Learn Read Italian Want English

I don't really like long flights any more - I find them too tiring. Flying always involves the same things these days - huge crowds at airports, waiting around, late take-offs, weather problems, and so on. I don't really enjoy travelling. I don't imagine anyone does except young children. Christopher Lee

Waiting Problems Weather Long Young Enjoy Too Late Flying Airport Find More Crowds Except Days Like Involves Around Does Always Huge Same Any Same Things Children Anyone Young Children Tiring Them Really Flights Travelling Things Imagine

I don't play long parts. They must be short parts, but they've got to be parts that mean something, that matter, where people will notice when I'm on the screen, and people will remember the character after they've seen the film. Christopher Lee

Character People Remember Matter Will Long Seen Must Something Parts Got Short Screen Where After Mean Notice Film Play

Ian Fleming was my cousin, and he wanted me to play Dr. No, but by the time he got around to remembering to tell the producers, they'd already cast someone else. Spilt milk! Christopher Lee

Time Me Else Tell Spilt Someone Cast He Remembering Around Got Cousin Wanted Producers Fleming Milk Play Dr By The Time

There are certain things producers ask you to do, and when I was starting out, I said yes to everything. I was asked, for 'Quo Vadis,' to drive a chariot. I said, 'Oh yes. I'm licenced for all vehicles.' Two days later, I was sitting in this dustbin with two very aggressive horses. I didn't stay in it for long. Christopher Lee

You Long Drive Aggressive Everything Later Out Chariot Stay Horses Vehicles Days Said Yes Very Sitting Oh Quo Ask Asked Producers Certain Certain Things Things Starting Two

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