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Boris Karloff
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“You could heave a brick out of the window and hit ten actors who could play my parts. I just happened to be on the right corner at the right time.”
Boris Karloff (1887–1969) first seen 1951 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "All He Needed Was a Good Scare" by Samuel Grafton, Good Housekeeping (August 1951), p. 136
“It was a family name on my mother's side, and I thought my own name Pratt, if I ever got known in the theatre might be unfortunate.”
Boris Karloff (1887–1969) first seen 1957 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: This is Your Life: Boris Karloff (1957)
“The Monster was the best friend I ever had. I'd been in Hollywood for ten years and no one had heard of me except my creditors. Then in 1931 I played the monster and a career was born. I'm truly indebted to the old Ghoul.”
Boris Karloff (1887–1969) first seen 1957 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Boris Karloff Comes Into His Own for Halloween" by Vernon Scott (U.P. Hollywood correspondent), Contra Costa Gazette (October 31, 1957), p. 6