Disable ads!

12 quotes by Jonathan Frid

John Herbert "Jonathan" Frid (December 2, 1924 – April 14, 2012) was a Canadian theater, television, and film actor, known for having played the role of vampire Barnabas Collins on the gothic television soap opera Dark Shadows.
Read full biography of Jonathan Frid →

To me, horror is when I see somebody lying. I mean a person I know. A friend. And he's telling me something that I accept. And then suddenly, as... →

0

All fame ever does for you is get attention for the work you really want to do.

0

I toured Ontario in the winter of '48, in a touring company of The Drunkard, in which I played the bartender.

0

The best theatre I've done, I've done right here in this living room.

0

I have this cozy house here and I get three pensions from the States. I've done nicely.

0

I'm an old curmudgeon and I know it.

0

I'm interested in villainy.

0

It took so much of the tension out of me that my friends and family won't see me on this show.

0

I'm constantly watching people. Watching their strengths and weaknesses. I find myself going into theater less and less, let alone horror. I gave... →

0

If you have millions of dollars you are not going to get to continue doing what you want. You are into a world of commitment to that money and all... →

0

People think I should be a multi-millionaire if I had gotten the right contract. I'm not getting anything for all that commercial stuff they do.... →

0

Twice I had been stopped by these jobs, and I thought the role on Dark Shadows would go on for about three or four weeks. And then, the phenomenon... →

0
Add a quote!
Background photo by Giuliana