Boris Karloff Quotes

(on whether he resented being typed as a "horror star") One always hears of actors complaining of being typed - if he`s young, he`s typed as a juvenile; if he`s handsome, he`s typed as a leading man. I was lucky. Whereas bootmakers have to spend millions to establish a trademark, I was handed a trademark free of charge. When an actor gets in a position to select his own roles, he`s in big trouble, for he never knows what he can do best. I`m sure I`d be damn good as little Lord Fauntleroy, but who would pay ten cents to see it?

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.

My wife has good taste. She has seen very few of my movies.

(in 1936, on his appeal to children, who empathized with the monster) I don`t really scare them any more than do Jungle Jim, Dan Dunn, Tarzan, and the other heroes of the comic sections.

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.

The monster was the best friend I ever had.