128 Quotes by Christopher Lee

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.

I’ve always acknowledged my debt to Hammer. I’ve always said I’m very grateful to them. They gave me this great opportunity, made me a well known face all over the world for which I am profoundly grateful.

I thought that people should know about the dangers of Satanism, and diabolism does exist – there’s no question about it.

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.

There are many vampires in the world today – you only have to think of the film business.

When I first read “Lord of the Rings”, I wanted to see a film of it. But at that time, the technology wasn’t there, there was no such thing as CGI.

I didn’t want to be known as a man who only made horror films. I made some – very few.

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.

The song “My Way” is a very remarkable song. It is also difficult to sing because you’ve got to convince people that what you’re singing about is the truth. It’s a man who is very proud of having achieved everything that he’s achieved his way.