Boris Karloff quotes
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“The monster was the best friend I ever had.”
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“It grossed something like 12 million dollars and started a cycle of so-called boy-meets-ghoul horror films.”
-- Boris Karloff -
“Certainly I was typed. But what is typing? It is a trademark, a means by which the public recognizes you. Actors work all their lives to achieve that. I got mine with just one picture. It was a blessing.”
-- Boris Karloff -
“When I was nine I played the Demon King in Cinderella and it launched me on a long and happy life of being a monster.”
-- Boris Karloff -
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“My wife has good taste. She has seen very few of my movies.”
-- Boris Karloff -
“When I was nine, I played the demon king in "Cinderella" and it launched me on a long and happy life of being a monster.”
-- Boris Karloff -
“Certainly, I was typed. But what is typing? It is a trademark, a means by which the public recognizes you. Actors work all their lives to achieve that. I got mine with just one picture. It was a blessing.”
-- Boris Karloff
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“Violence is never the right answer, unless used against heathens and monsters.”
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Source : Alexandra Bracken (2016). “The Darkest Minds”, p.468, Hachette UK
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Source : "I want to be alone. Oh really?" by Oliver Marre, www.theguardian.com. April 29, 2007.
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