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.
BELA LUGOSII have never met a vampire personally, but I don’t know what might happen tomorrow.
More Bela Lugosi Quotes
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To win a woman, take her with you to see Dracula.
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Because of my language and the pantomime with which most Europeans accompany their speech, I was catalogued as a heavy.
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It took several years of hard work in small roles before I attained stardom.
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I never play without my cape.
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Women have a predestination to suffering.
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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.
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It was hell to go through what I went through. I didn’t know I had so many friends. Many people gave a damn about my situation. They helped cure me.
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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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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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Death, the final, triumphant lover.
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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’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’ll be truthful. The weekly paycheck is the most important thing to me.
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I never drink… wine.
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