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I never play without my cape.

Bela Lugosi

To win a woman, take her with you to see Dracula.
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Take Winning Women
I’d like to quit the supernatural roles and play just an interesting, down-to-earth person.
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Interesting Play Roles
Supernatural perhaps…baloney, perhaps not!
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Black Cat Cat
I’ll be truthful. The weekly paycheck is the most important thing to me.
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Important Paycheck Truthful
The vampire was a complete change from the usual romantic characters I was playing, but it was a success.
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Character Ghouls Romantic Love
If you are not serious, people will sense it.
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People Serious Seriousness
That is different, to have someone think that I am evil when I really am not.
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Different Evil Thinking
To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.
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Challenges Compelling Offer
I never drink… wine.
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Drink never Wine
It took me years to live down Dracula and convince the film producers that I would play almost any other type of role.
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Play Roles Years
It took several years of hard work in small roles before I attained stardom.
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Hard Roles Work Years
There was no male vampire type in existence. Someone suggested an actor of the Continental School who could play any type, and mentioned me.
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Ghouls Play School
The love-bite, it is the beginning. You will be irresistible.
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Bites Happen Irresistible Tomorrow
It is women who love horror. Gloat over it. Feed on it. Are nourished by it. Shudder and cling and cry out-and come back for more.
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Cry Horror Over
In the studio the director controls the actor’s every move, every inflection, every expression.
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Director Expression Moving
The role seemed to demand that I keep myself worked up to fever pitch, so I took on the actual attributes of the horrible vampire, Dracula.
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Fever Role Vampire

I never play without my cape.

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