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

~Christopher Lee

Topics: Cousin He Intelligence Know Naval You

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My great-grandmother was born in London, the daughter of a Brixton coachman, and became the most famous singer in Australia. Her name was Marie Carandini, Madame Carandini.

~Christopher Lee

Topics: Australia Became Born Daughter Famous Her London Marie Most Name Singer

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I knew Vincent Price from films - he was a big movie star - but the first time I met him was when we filmed 'The Oblong Box.'

~Christopher Lee

Topics: Big Big Movie Box Films First First Time He Him Knew Met Movie Movie Star Price Star Time

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I've worked with Tim Burton five times, and it's just like being part of a family; life doesn't get much better than that.

~Christopher Lee

Topics: Being Better Family Family Life Five Get Just Life Like Much Part Than Tim Tim Burton Times Worked

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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

Topics: English Italian Language Learn Like Read Speak Want Write You

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When I was very young - around the age of nine - my family used to go to a house in Somerset that my stepfather rented every summer. There was fishing, lakes and riding.

~Christopher Lee

Topics: Age Around Every Family Fishing Go House Lakes Nine Riding Stepfather Summer Used Very Young

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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

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

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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

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

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In 1956, the success of the Hammer films kick-started my career. That immediately gave me a name and a face to go with it. I will always be grateful to Hammer for that.

~Christopher Lee

Topics: Always Be Grateful Career Face Films Gave Go Grateful Hammer Immediately Me Name Success Will

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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

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

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: May 27th, 1922

Died: June 7th, 2015

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