"I think that art, and the appreciation of art, is curiosity about life and the capacity for wonder. The expression...really sums up my entire philosophy of life...the capacity for wonder." - Vincent Price
Sears : "I felt that here at last was a chance to expose the U.S. public to fine art at reasonable prices."
- Vincent Price
"I don't play monsters. I play men besieged by fate and out for revenge."
- Vincent Price
"I’ve been enchanted by Poe ever since I was forced to read him as a kid. The American people relegated him to a second place in the history of American literature. In the rest of the world, Poe is considered to be our major contribution to literature. He invented the detective story, he influenced all of the great French poets: Baudelaire, Valery, Verlaine, as well as all of the great English poets. And almost every major artist of the 19th century illustrated Poe: Gustave Dore, Edouard Manet, Odilon Redon. His influence on the world of art was enormous.” - Vincent Price
The Tomb Of Ligeia : “It captures the flavor of Poe, more closely than any of the others.” - Vincent Price
"Tim Burton`s Vincent (1982) was immortality - better than a star on Hollywood Boulevard."
- Vincent Price
In a career spanning six-decades Vincent appeared on stage, television and in 100 feature films, less than half would fall into the horror / sci-fi category. He considered this his favorite film...
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