The thing I have always tried to do is surprise people, to present them with something they didn't expect.

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.

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

I've always acknowledged my debt to Hammer. I've always said I'm very grateful to them. They gave me this great opportunity, made me a well-known face all over the world for which I am profoundly grateful.

People should not pass judgment until they have seen the film.

Someone asked me yesterday if Dracula met Saruman and there was a fight, who would win. I just looked at this man. What an idiotic thing to say. I mean, really, it was half-witted.

Peter Jackson's instincts are extraordinary, as is his stamina.