Acting as a profession came to me by chance: in 1946, after the war, I was having lunch … - Christopher Lee

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Christopher Lee

Acting as a profession came to me by chance: in 1946, after the war, I was having lunch with my cousin, who was the Italian ambassador, and he asked, 'What are you going to do now you're out of uniform?' I said, 'I'm pretty inventive, and I can imitate people,' and he said, 'Have you thought about being an actor?'

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