Jonathan Frid quotes

To me, horror is when I see somebody lying. I mean a person I know. A friend. And he's telling me something that I accept. And then suddenly, as he or she is telling it, there's something that gives them away. They're not telling me the truth. (Jonathan Frid)
I toured Ontario in the winter of '48, in a touring company of The Drunkard, in which I played the bartender. View quote
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I'm constantly watching people. Watching their strengths and weaknesses. I find myself going into theater less and less, let alone horror. I gave that up when I was seven or eight years old. View quote
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All fame ever does for you is get attention for the work you really want to do. View quote
Jonathan Frid
If you have millions of dollars you are not going to get to continue doing what you want. You are into a world of commitment to that money and all the people that helped you get that money. View quote
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I'm an old curmudgeon and I know it. View quote
Jonathan Frid
Twice I had been stopped by these jobs, and I thought the role on Dark Shadows would go on for about three or four weeks. And then, the phenomenon began, the role caught on, the mail started to flood in. View quote
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I have this cozy house here and I get three pensions from the States. I've done nicely. View quote
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I'm interested in villainy. View quote
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The best theatre I've done, I've done right here in this living room. View quote
Jonathan Frid
People think I should be a multi-millionaire if I had gotten the right contract. I'm not getting anything for all that commercial stuff they do. But I would have had to pay for that. (Jonathan Frid)