The actor depends wholly on himself. He gives his performance in what, to him, seems the most effective manner.
BELA LUGOSIActors were exploited no less by the capitalist managers than they were by the state.
More Bela Lugosi Quotes
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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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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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That is different, to have someone think that I am evil when I really am not.
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I look in the mirror and say to myself, Can it be you once played Romeo?
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Actors were exploited no less by the capitalist managers than they were by the state.
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If you are not serious, people will sense it.
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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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Without movie parts I was reduced to freak status. I just couldn’t stand it.
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Every actor’s greatest ambition is to create his own, definite and original role, a character with which he will always be identified. In my case, that role was Dracula.
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The love-bite, it is the beginning. You will be irresistible.
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In the studio the director controls the actor’s every move, every inflection, every expression.
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In making theories, always keep a window open so that you can throw one out if necessary.
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I enjoy my work. I haven’t been an actor for 30 years without getting pleasure out of the profession.
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Women have a predestination to suffering.
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The stage is near and dear to me.
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