All the real work is done in the rehearsal period.
Donald Pleasence

I'm the sort of actor who likes to talk about what we're going to do.
Donald Pleasence

I do not use any set methods, not even The Method. The character after all is in the lines.
Donald Pleasence

I think people have a tendency to read into more than there is.
Donald Pleasence

I am not one of those actors who believes he has to live the part he is playing. I can turn it on and off.
Donald Pleasence

The process of creation goes on all the time. When I get through, I feel I know what the character will do in every situation. But the building up of the part is not mechanical or deliberate. It grows out of the text.
Donald Pleasence

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.
Donald Pleasence

John and I had a few meetings about what direction the sequel should take. I made some real insane suggestions. True to what you'd expect, he ignored them all and just picked up Halloween II where the original left off.
Donald Pleasence