Heh. The Peter O’Toole character in My Favorite Year declares, "I’m not an actor, I’m a movie star!"
At that, to hear George Hamilton tell it: “He recalls making a public appearance with George Peppard, and someone asked the intense actor if he was a movie star. “George responded kind of gruffly saying, ‘No I’m an actor.’ ” The person looked at me and asked if I was an actor, too. I responded ‘No, I’m a movie star.’ ”
I can’t remember if Karloff told this story himself or it was told about him, but reportedly he leaned over the open casket at the funeral and said in a low voice, “Bela, if you’re fooling about this…” (not an exact quote)