Actors were exploited no less by the capitalist managers than they were by the state.
BELA LUGOSIMy 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.
More Bela Lugosi Quotes
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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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The actor depends wholly on himself. He gives his performance in what, to him, seems the most effective manner.
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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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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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I have never met a vampire personally, but I don’t know what might happen tomorrow.
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To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.
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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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In making theories, always keep a window open so that you can throw one out if necessary.
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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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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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I’ve been using narcotics for 20 years.
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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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It took several years of hard work in small roles before I attained stardom.
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Death, the final, triumphant lover.
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The former ruling class kept the community of actors in ignorance by means of various lies.
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