The stage is near and dear to me.
BELA LUGOSIEvery 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.
More Bela Lugosi Quotes
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People, chained by monotony, afraid to think, clinging to certainties… they live like ants.
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I enjoy my work. I haven’t been an actor for 30 years without getting pleasure out of the profession.
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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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The former ruling class kept the community of actors in ignorance by means of various lies.
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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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Every actor is somewhat mad, or else he’d be a plumber or a bookkeeper or a salesman.
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I never play without my cape.
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Death, the final, triumphant lover.
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Supernatural perhaps…baloney, perhaps not!
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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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If you are not serious, people will sense it.
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To win a woman, take her with you to see Dracula.
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I will not be tortured! I tear torture out of myself by torturing you!
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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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To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.
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