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.

Once asked if he felt wearied by the constant onslaught of autograph seekers, actor Gregory Peck replied that he would be more worried when they stopped asking.

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

Lon Chaney and Boris Karloff didn't like the word 'horror'. They, like I, went for the French description: 'the theatre of the fantastique'.

As far as I am concerned, Don Quixote is the most metal fictional character that I know. Single handed, he is trying to change the world, regardless of any personal consequences.

We don't always get the kind of work we want, but we always have a choice of whether to do it with good grace or not.

I was once asked what I thought was the most disquieting thing you could see on the screen and I said, "An open door".