Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE was an English film, television, and stage actor. His most notable film roles include psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis in most of the Halloween series, the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film You Only Live Twice, RAF Flight Lieutenant Colin Blythe in The Great Escape and George in Cul-de-sac...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth5 October 1919
appears classic gone notes nut playing taken
I've taken some notes as I've gone through the years of playing this character. On the surface, Loomis appears to have been the classic nut case.
business feeling george knew lucas wonderful
I had a feeling George Lucas would go on to do some wonderful things. Technically he knew everything about the business at a very young age.
carpenter john liked name needed script
John Carpenter liked my work, and he needed some kind of name for the picture. The script was good, and I immediately liked John, so I did it.
simple
I don't know what I'm going to be doing after this film, but I'll be doing something before long. I just like to work, it's as simple as that.
careers hopeless film
At this point in my career, it doesn't bother me much that I'm probably hopelessly typecast. I like to work, and horror films definitely keep me working.
careers actresses wonderful
I loved working with Jamie Lee Curtis, and I felt she was a wonderful actress even that early in her career.
circus bears horror
What can I tell you about things like Circus of Horrors except that I get killed by the bear?
actors likes
I'm the sort of actor who likes to talk about what we're going to do.
directors british approach
Continental directors, as opposed to British and American, tend to be somewhat high-handed in their approach.
halloween ideas dying
The idea of dying and coming back is what makes the Halloween films work.
halloween choices salary
I was offered a choice of a flat salary up front or a percentage of the film's future earnings. I took the up front money. Nobody could have figured what Halloween would ultimately become.
halloween firsts made
The first Halloween was very well made. The second one was also well made, though I didn't like it as well as the first one. The third one had nothing to do with the series at all and perhaps shouldn't have been made at all.
halloween stupid thinking
I do think the story in Halloween 5 is a bit stupid, and there's a lot more blood. They're obviously going to take the Halloween series in a different direction.
halloween ideas vision
John Carpenter created the idea of Halloween, so his vision remains the most focused and intelligently directed of the series. The directors that have followed have kept the original intent of the concept.