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

Films are now made by accountants. They pick a pretty young female or male face out of the air and give them a part - not because they think that person is right for it or is ready for it, but because they think that person will make them money.

What's really important for me is, as an old man, I'm known by my own generation and the next generation know me, too.

It's a band singing on how metal should be played, the effect it has on the band and its listeners.

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 think acting is a mixture of instinct, imagination and inventiveness. All you can learn as an actor is basic technique.

I associate heavy metal with fantasy because of the tremendous power that the music delivers.