A screen actor is compensated in the knowledge that millions will see his performance at one time, where only hundreds will see it on the stage.
BELA LUGOSII’ll be truthful. The weekly paycheck is the most important thing to me.
More Bela Lugosi Quotes
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To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious.
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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 studied at the Budapest Academy of Theatrical Arts for four years and emerged with a degree.
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I’d like to quit the supernatural roles and play just an interesting, down-to-earth person.
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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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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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To win a woman, take her with you to see Dracula.
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Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.
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Circumstances made me the theatrical personality I am, which many people believe is also a part of my personal life.
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The love-bite, it is the beginning. You will be irresistible.
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Death, the final, triumphant lover.
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I’ll take any story if it’s good.
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Every actor is somewhat mad, or else he’d be a plumber or a bookkeeper or a salesman.
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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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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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I have lived too completely. I think I have known every human emotion.
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Women have a predestination to suffering.
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I’ll be truthful. The weekly paycheck is the most important thing to me.
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To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.
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Supernatural perhaps…baloney, perhaps not!
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The actor depends wholly on himself. He gives his performance in what, to him, seems the most effective manner.
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I’ve been using narcotics for 20 years.
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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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It took several years of hard work in small roles before I attained stardom.
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In Hungary, acting is a career for which one fits himself as earnestly as one studies for a degree in medicine, law, or philosophy.
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The vampire was a complete change from the usual romantic characters I was playing, but it was a success.
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