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Bela Lugosi

Every actor is somewhat mad, or else he’d be a plumber or a bookkeeper or a salesman.
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Actor Mad Plumbers
I look in the mirror and say to myself, Can it be you once played Romeo?
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Be You Looks Mirrors
The actor depends wholly on himself. He gives his performance in what, to him, seems the most effective manner.
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Actors Giving Performance
I’ll be truthful. The weekly paycheck is the most important thing to me.
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Important Paycheck Truthful
Death, the final, triumphant lover.
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Finals Lovers Triumphant
The stage is near and dear to me.
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Dear Near Stage
I guess I’m pretty much of a lone wolf. I don’t say I don’t like people at all, but, to tell you the truth, I only like it then if I have a chance to look deep into their hearts and their minds.
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Heart Mind People
Supernatural perhaps…baloney, perhaps not!
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Black Cat Cat
I will not be tortured! I tear torture out of myself by torturing you!
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Myself Tears Torture
It took several years of hard work in small roles before I attained stardom.
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Hard Roles Work Years
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
My body grew hot, then cold. I tried to eat the bed sheets. My heart beat madly. Every joint in my body ached. When I took the cure they took it all away from me.
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Bed Heart Hot Sheets
I enjoy my work. I haven’t been an actor for 30 years without getting pleasure out of the profession.
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Actor Pleasure Years
Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.
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Acting Enthusiasm Martyrdom
I’d like to quit the supernatural roles and play just an interesting, down-to-earth person.
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Interesting Play Roles
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

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