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Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.

Bela Lugosi

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
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
Without movie parts I was reduced to freak status. I just couldn’t stand it.
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Freak Reduce Stand
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 vampire was a complete change from the usual romantic characters I was playing, but it was a success.
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Character Ghouls Romantic Love
If you are not serious, people will sense it.
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People Serious Seriousness
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
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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Actor Performance Stage
Women have a predestination to suffering.
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Predestination Suffering Women
I’ll be truthful. The weekly paycheck is the most important thing to me.
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Important Paycheck Truthful
In making theories, always keep a window open so that you can throw one out if necessary.
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Necessary Theory Window
The love-bite, it is the beginning. You will be irresistible.
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Bites Happen Irresistible Tomorrow
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
Supernatural perhaps…baloney, perhaps not!
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Black Cat Cat
I never play without my cape.
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Capes never Play
In the studio the director controls the actor’s every move, every inflection, every expression.
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Director Expression Moving

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