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Vincent Price
6 quotes
“The best parts are the heavies. The hero is usually someone who has really nothing to do. He comes out on top, but it's the heavy who has all the fun.”
Vincent Price (1911–1993) first seen 1971 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From a syndicated article, as cited in "100 movies — and all horrors", The Herald-News (Newsweek Feature Service, 30 July 1971), p. 21
“[T]he hero is usually a very dull, straightforward guy. He's got to be good.”
Vincent Price (1911–1993) said by 1993 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: {{cite journal|date=Oct 31, 2024|title=Vincent Price Promotes Theatre of Blood and Talks About Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre|
“Is there a better way to die than ... to be watching a movie and then just drop dead? ... with all over you ...”
Vincent Price (1911–1993) first seen 1984 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: (July 1984 interview by ; quote at 6:07 of 10:01 in video)
“Acting, no matter what they say, is the same kind of art as a or a ist. We are interpretive artists, we interpret the ; the major thing is the script, the . And we are as good as the scriptwriters. A certain couple of movies I’ve done, like , really hold up and are as fresh today as they were 35 years ago, because the script was so good. Laura happened to be a classic movie because it was well made, well cast, and the . That’s the kind of thing one longs to do. One doesn’t get that many of them.”
Vincent Price (1911–1993) first seen 1985 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: (October 20, 1985 interview by James Plath)
“I think if I have any regret at all about my theatrical career, it was that I didn’t stay longer in the theater. It was very hard to do because the transportation problem was quite serious. It took thirty-five hours to fly out. So you couldn’t really commute to the movie business the way you can do in London. But I wanted to be in movies, because I loved movies. I was a big movie fan. And still am and always have been.”
Vincent Price (1911–1993) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Oral history interview with Vincent Price (August 1992)
“In a world where slaughter and vicious crimes are daily occurrences, a good ghoulish movie is comic relief.”
Vincent Price (1911–1993) first seen 1993 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Undated quote, as cited in "Vincent Price, Noted Actor Of Dark Roles, Dies at 82", The New York Times (October 27, 1993)