My great-grandmother was born in London, the daughter of a Brixton coachman, and became the most famous singer in Australia. Her name was Marie Carandini, Madame Carandini. - Christopher Lee 1 Share Now -
My favourite country is Finland because once you get to a certain point, you can drive for hours without seeing a single person. I love peace and quiet - something I don't get very often. - Christopher Lee 2 Share Now -
It's what you don't see that keeps you on the edge of your seat in any kind of film - leave it to the imagination of the viewer. - Christopher Lee 3 Share Now -
There is a dark side in all of us. And for us 'bad' people, the bad side dominates. I think there is a great sadness in villains, and I have tried to put that across. We cannot stop ourselves doing what we are doing. - Christopher Lee 4 Share Now -
I wasn't a spy. I'd have been spotted in five seconds. Yes, I was in intelligence, but that covered a multitude of things. - Christopher Lee 5 Share Now -
On the Italian side, we can trace the family back 2,000 years. I have a cousin in Rome, a famous archaeologist, Count Andrea Carandini, who was in Lombardy and came across some pottery with the original name of the family, Carandinus, painted on it. - Christopher Lee 6 Share Now -
There is something sad about malevolence, to be wicked. I have always tried to make that come across in the villains I have played. - Christopher Lee 8 Share Now -
'The Impossible Dream' is, in my opinion, one of the greatest songs ever written. Here is a man, an old man, a very old man full of daring, bravery, courage, determination, romanticism and dreams. - Christopher Lee 9 Share Now -
