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

~Christopher Lee

Topics: Always Expect People Present Something Surprise Them Thing Tried

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One of the first things a British visitor to Southern California discovers is that he must have a car. Freeways. Bad public transport. I took driving lessons.

~Christopher Lee

Topics: Bad British California Car Discovers Driving First First Things He Lessons Must Public Southern Southern California Things Took Transport Visitor

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Making films has never just been a job to me; it is my life. I have some interests outside of acting - I sing and I've written books, for instance - but acting is what keeps me going: it's what I do; it gives life purpose.

~Christopher Lee

Topics: Acting Been Books Films Gives Going Instance Interests Job Just Keeps Life Making Me My Life Never Outside Purpose Sing Some Written

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To be a legend, you've either got to be dead or excessively old!

~Christopher Lee

Topics: Dead Either Excess Got Legend Old You

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I lived for 10 years in Los Angeles, and the one element that surpasses everything else - that you are very conscious of - is fear. You can smell it.

~Christopher Lee

Topics: Angeles Conscious Element Else Everything Everything Else Fear Lived Los Los Angeles Smell Very Years You

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Not every Hammer film was perfect.

~Christopher Lee

Topics: Every Film Hammer Perfect

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I haven't done lots of horror.

~Christopher Lee

Topics: Done Horror Lots

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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.

~Christopher Lee

Topics: Although Bad Bad Guy Career Entire Entire Career Frequently Good Good Guy Guy Hat Interesting More Much Playing Say Spent Than

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The first 'Charlemagne' album is metal, of course, but what I sang was more symphonic.

~Christopher Lee

Topics: Album Course First Metal More Sang

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When the Second World War finished, I was 23, and already I had seen enough horror to last me a lifetime. I'd seen dreadful, dreadful things, without saying a word. So seeing horror depicted on film doesn't affect me much.

~Christopher Lee

Topics: Affect Depicted Dreadful Enough Film Finished Had Horror Last Lifetime Me Much Saying Second Second World War Seeing Seen Things War Without Word World World War

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: May 27th, 1922

Died: June 7th, 2015

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