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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

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

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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

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

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'The Impossible Dream' is, in my opinion, one of the greatest songs ever written. Here is a man, an old man, a very old man full of daring, bravery, courage, determination, romanticism and dreams.

~Christopher Lee

Topics: Bravery Courage Daring Determination Dream Dreams Ever Full Greatest Here Impossible In My Opinion Man Old Old Man Opinion Romanticism Songs Very Written

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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

Topics: Been Covered Five Intelligence Multitude Seconds Spy Things Yes

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

~Christopher Lee

Topics: Associate Because Fantasy Heavy Heavy Metal Metal Music Power Tremendous

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The most important film I made, in terms of its subject and the great responsibility I had as an actor, was a film I did about the founder of Pakistan called 'Jinnah.'

~Christopher Lee

Topics: About Actor Did Film Founder Great Great Responsibility Had Important Made Most Pakistan Responsibility Subject Terms The Most Important

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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.

~Christopher Lee

Topics: Always Choice Get Good Grace Kind Want Whether Work

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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.

~Christopher Lee

Topics: Am Easily Emotional Face Good Moved Much People Present Pretty Pretty Good Self-Control Softer Than Think World I Am

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Acting as a profession came to me by chance: in 1946, after the war, I was having lunch with my cousin, who was the Italian ambassador, and he asked, 'What are you going to do now you're out of uniform?' I said, 'I'm pretty inventive, and I can imitate people,' and he said, 'Have you thought about being an actor?'

~Christopher Lee

Topics: About Acting Actor After Ambassador Asked Being Came Chance Cousin Going Having He Imitate Inventive Italian Lunch Me Now Out People Pretty Profession Said Thought Uniform War Who You I Can

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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

Topics: Am Any As Far As Change Change The World Character Concerned Consequences Don Quixote Far Fictional Handed He Know Metal Most Personal Quixote Regardless Single Trying World I Am

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: May 27th, 1922

Died: June 7th, 2015

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