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All the real work is done in the rehearsal period.

~Donald Pleasence

Topics: Done Period Real Real Work Rehearsal Work

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I was offered a choice of a flat salary up front or a percentage of the film's future earnings. I took the up front money. Nobody could have figured what Halloween would ultimately become.

~Donald Pleasence

Topics: Become Choice Could Earnings Figured Film Flat Front Future Halloween Money Nobody Offered Percentage Salary Took Ultimately Up Would

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The idea of dying and coming back is what makes the Halloween films work.

~Donald Pleasence

Topics: Back Coming Dying Films Halloween Idea Makes Work

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It's gotten to the point where it's big news when I don't do a horror film.

~Donald Pleasence

Topics: Big Film Gotten Horror Horror Film News Point Where

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I don't really know how many films I've done, and I don't look at this as a race that I necessarily want to win. Nor is it a race that I want to stop running.

~Donald Pleasence

Topics: Done Films How Know Look Many Necessarily Nor Race Really Running Stop Want Win

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I'm hardly physically right for the hero parts, now am I?

~Donald Pleasence

Topics: Am Hardly Hero Now Parts Physically Right

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At this point in my career, it doesn't bother me much that I'm probably hopelessly typecast. I like to work, and horror films definitely keep me working.

~Donald Pleasence

Topics: Bother Career Definitely Films Hopelessly Horror Horror Films Keep Like Me Much Point Typecast Work Working

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John and I had a few meetings about what direction the sequel should take. I made some real insane suggestions. True to what you'd expect, he ignored them all and just picked up Halloween II where the original left off.

~Donald Pleasence

Topics: About Direction Expect Few Had Halloween He Ignored Insane John Just Left Made Meetings Off Original Picked Real Sequel Should Some Suggestions Take Them True Up Where You

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Loomis has always felt himself responsible for the fact that he did not stop Michael when he first murdered his sister, and so he's got that guilt to live with.

~Donald Pleasence

Topics: Always Did Fact Felt First Got Guilt He Himself His Live Michael Responsible Sister Stop

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John Carpenter created the idea of Halloween, so his vision remains the most focused and intelligently directed of the series. The directors that have followed have kept the original intent of the concept.

~Donald Pleasence

Topics: Carpenter Concept Created Directed Directors Focused Followed Halloween His Idea Intent John Kept Most Original Remains Series Vision

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: October 5th, 1919

Died: February 2nd, 1995

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