It took several years of hard work in small roles before I attained stardom.
BELA LUGOSII’ll take any story if it’s good.
More Bela Lugosi Quotes
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Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.
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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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I have lived too completely. I think I have known every human emotion.
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I don’t have a dime left. I am dependent on my friends for food and a small old-age pension.
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To win a woman, take her with you to see 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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Death, the final, triumphant lover.
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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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I’ll take any story if it’s good.
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The love-bite, it is the beginning. You will be irresistible.
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Because of my language and the pantomime with which most Europeans accompany their speech, I was catalogued as a heavy.
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I never drink… wine.
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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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Of all the roles I’ve done on the stage, I’m partial to Cyrano de Bergerac.
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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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