“My birth neither shook the German Empire nor caused much of an upheaval in the home. It pleased mother, caused father a certain amount of pride and my elder brother the usual fraternal jealousy of a hitherto only son.”
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I can see now that I should have been strong enough to conquer myself.
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I was never a villain on the stage. I always played strong, sympathetic types. My first stage role with a speaking part, believe it or not, was as a priest. It wasn't until I began acting in films that the producers and directors saw me primarily as a bizarre villain.
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I used to think then that I was Bohemian, but I know now that I am not. I prefer order and precision to untidiness and looseness.
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After my mother died, I found, a little book of hers which recorded everything I had ever done, how I had done it, and how proud she was of her son Conrad.
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What use is there for a biography of myself? I'm just a movie actor.
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