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Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Canadian Actor

Born: Dec 13, 1929

First Life Me People Think You

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We used to listen to Lionel Barrymore do 'A Christmas Carol' on the radio long ago, and I like Reginald Owen, who played Scrooge in the first treatment for the screen. But my favorite Scrooge was Alastair Sim. He was enchanting, an absolutely beautiful performance. Christopher Plummer

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Never forget your sense of humour. Christopher Plummer

Sense Humour Never Never Forget Forget Your

I hate turbulence in life, but also on planes. Christopher Plummer

Life Hate Also Turbulence Planes

Working with Julie Andrews is like getting hit over the head with a valentine. Christopher Plummer

Funny Valentine Head Over Like Julie Julie Andrews Hit Getting Working

I'm too old-fashioned to use a computer. I'm too old-fashioned to use a quill. Christopher Plummer

Too Computer Computers Quill Use Old-Fashioned

They realized I was alive again, even though I was playing an old, dying sop. Christopher Plummer

Old Alive Though Dying Again Realized Even Playing

The first time my father saw me in the flesh was on the stage, which is a bit weird. We went out to dinner, and he was charming and sweet, but I did all the talking. Christopher Plummer

Time Me Father Dinner First Stage Sweet Saw Bit Out Charming He Weird Talking First Time Did Which Flesh

I want to paint Montreal as a rather fantastic city, which it was, because nobody knows today what it was like. And I'm one of the last survivors, or rapidly becoming one. Christopher Plummer

Today Montreal Rapidly City Rather Nobody Like Knows Because Becoming Survivors Want Which Fantastic Paint Last

The part of Mike Wallace drew me to the movie because I thought, what an outrageous part to play. Christopher Plummer

Me Thought Drew Outrageous Part Because Wallace Movie Mike Play

I couldn't believe when I first got a fan letter from Al Pacino, it was unreal. Christopher Plummer

First Believe Unreal Got Fan Al Letter Al Pacino

I admire Ridley Scott, and I'm thrilled to be making a movie for him. Christopher Plummer

Admire Thrilled Him Making Scott Movie Ridley Scott

In Montreal, when I grew up, I'd go to the Notre-Dame Basilica, a gorgeous cathedral in town. I'd listen to huge symphony orchestras, Pavarotti singing operas; that was absolutely marvelous. I like that aspect of the cathedral, the spectacle. Christopher Plummer

Gorgeous Singing Symphony Montreal Marvelous Absolutely Town Like Operas Cathedral Go Huge Up Listen Orchestra Grew Aspect Spectacle

I actually was brought up by an Airedale. I don't really remember my parents, especially my mother. It was only the dog that I saw. Christopher Plummer

Dog Remember Mother Parents Saw Brought Only Up Really Actually

Simon Pegg is terribly talented, very funny, such a delicious sense of humour. Christopher Plummer

Funny Sense Humour Simon Delicious Talented Terribly Very

My great-grandfather was prime minister of Canada, and I had a very Edwardian upbringing. It was a beautiful, romantic way of growing up, until the family lost its money. And I decided to be bad and rough and find the streets rather than the gates. Christopher Plummer

Beautiful Family Money Lost Way Bad Minister Find Rather Had Prime Prime Minister Until Great-Grandfather Edwardian Up Very Upbringing Than Canada Romantic Decided Rough Growing Growing Up Streets Gates

I didn't have to keep a bloody journal. It's terribly boring keeping a journal anyway. I hate it. You spend more time writing down life instead of living it. Christopher Plummer

Life Time You Hate Writing Down Living Spend Boring More Instead Journal Terribly Bloody Anyway Keep Keeping

I love trying to give some flesh to rather naked bones sometimes. I've always felt it my duty and to try and bring on the character's off-stage life, what happened that is not revealed. Christopher Plummer

Life Love Character Sometimes Try Naked Duty Some Give Rather Felt Revealed Always Trying Happened Flesh Bring Bones

I was an only child, so I was very demanding. I enjoyed it thoroughly, but I wasn't very pleasant. Christopher Plummer

Demanding Pleasant Thoroughly Only Only Child Very Child Enjoyed

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