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24 quotes by Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence OBE Pleasence in London, 1973. Portrait by Allan Warren Born Donald Henry Pleasence (1919-10-05)5 October 1919 Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England Died 2 February 1995(1995-02-02) (aged 75) Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes, France Cause of death Heart failure Resting place Cremated Nationality British Alma mater Ecclesfield School Occupation Actor Years active 1939–1995 Spouse(s) Miriam Raymond (1941–1958)...
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All the real work is done in the rehearsal period.

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

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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... →

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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... →

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The first Halloween was very well made. The second one was also well made, though I didn't like it as well as the first one. The third one had... →

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I think people have a tendency to read into more than there is.

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I loved working with Jamie Lee Curtis, and I felt she was a wonderful actress even that early in her career.

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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... →

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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... →

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

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I believe you can frighten people without showing their heads caved-in.

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I do not use any set methods, not even The Method. The character after all is in the lines.

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