The actor depends wholly on himself. He gives his performance in what, to him, seems the most effective manner.
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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I look in the mirror and say to myself, Can it be you once played Romeo?
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That is different, to have someone think that I am evil when I really am not.
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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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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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Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.
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I never drink… wine.
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I’ll be truthful. The weekly paycheck is the most important thing to me.
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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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Death, the final, triumphant lover.
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Of all the roles I’ve done on the stage, I’m partial to Cyrano de Bergerac.
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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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I’d like to quit the supernatural roles and play just an interesting, down-to-earth person.
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The stage is near and dear to me.
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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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If you are not serious, people will sense it.
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People, chained by monotony, afraid to think, clinging to certainties… they live like ants.
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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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The vampire was a complete change from the usual romantic characters I was playing, but it was a success.
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To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious.
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I will not be tortured! I tear torture out of myself by torturing you!
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When a film company is in the red they come to me. Always it is the same.
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I have played Dracula a thousand times on stage and I find I have become thoroughly settled in the technique of the stage and not of the screen.
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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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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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Actors were exploited no less by the capitalist managers than they were by the state.
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I have never met a vampire personally, but I don’t know what might happen tomorrow.
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