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Donald Pleasence Quotes

Donald Pleasence quotes

English Actor October 5, 1919 – February 2, 1995

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Donald Pleasence quote: "I loved working with Jamie Lee Curtis, and I felt she was a..."
I loved working with Jamie Lee Curtis, and I felt she was a wonderful actress even that early in her career. Donald Pleasence
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
The play is on top of me all the time, and I am constantly thinking about it. Even when I leave the theatre, I'll mumble the lines to myself or think about the way the character walks or holds himself. Donald Pleasence
The process of creation goes on all the time. When I get through, I feel I know what the character will do in every situation. But the building up of the part is not mechanical or deliberate. It grows out of the text. Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence quote: "I think people have a tendency to read into more than there is."
I think people have a tendency to read into more than there is. Donald Pleasence
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
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
Donald Pleasence quote: "The idea of dying and coming back is what makes the Halloween..."
The idea of dying and coming back is what makes the Halloween films work. Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence quote: "All the real work is done in the rehearsal period."
All the real work is done in the rehearsal period. Donald Pleasence
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
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
At the end of the first Halloween, when I shot 6 bullets into Michael Myers, John Carpenter said, Let's get a shot of you looking out of the window and seeing no one lying there. Donald Pleasence
I do think the story in Halloween 5 is a bit stupid, and there's a lot more blood. They're obviously going to take the Halloween series in a different direction. Donald Pleasence
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
Donald Pleasence quote: "I am not one of those actors who believes he has to live the..."
I am not one of those actors who believes he has to live the part he is playing. I can turn it on and off. Donald Pleasence

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