128 Quotes by Christopher Lee

Every actor has to make terrible films from time to time, but the trick is never to be terrible in them.

Outside the cinema I had not yet learned to live, but within it I had most certainly learned to die. I could die for you in every way known to man, and in a few ways known only to scriptwriters. I could see now that provided that I remained fit, the future held many more deaths yet. I could only hope that they would serve some purpose, and that perhaps a reputation may come in the same way as a coral formation, which is made up of a deposit of countless tiny corpses.

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

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

'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.

What's really important for me is, as an old man, I'm known by my own generation and the next generation know me, too.

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.

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.

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