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Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.

Bela Lugosi

I look in the mirror and say to myself, Can it be you once played Romeo?
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Be You Looks Mirrors
In making theories, always keep a window open so that you can throw one out if necessary.
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Necessary Theory Window
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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Ambition Character Roles
I’ll take any story if it’s good.
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Any Good Stories Take
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
Women have a predestination to suffering.
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Predestination Suffering Women
The stage is near and dear to me.
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Dear Near Stage
That is different, to have someone think that I am evil when I really am not.
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Different Evil Thinking
I never play without my cape.
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Capes never Play
I’ll be truthful. The weekly paycheck is the most important thing to me.
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Important Paycheck Truthful
In the studio the director controls the actor’s every move, every inflection, every expression.
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Director Expression Moving
If you are not serious, people will sense it.
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People Serious Seriousness
I enjoy my work. I haven’t been an actor for 30 years without getting pleasure out of the profession.
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Actor Pleasure Years
Because of my language and the pantomime with which most Europeans accompany their speech, I was catalogued as a heavy.
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heavy Language Speech
I will not be tortured! I tear torture out of myself by torturing you!
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Myself Tears Torture
Actors were exploited no less by the capitalist managers than they were by the state.
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Actors Capitalist States

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