It took me years to live down Dracula and convince the film producers that I would play almost any other type of role.
BELA LUGOSIIn making theories, always keep a window open so that you can throw one out if necessary.
More Bela Lugosi Quotes
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That is different, to have someone think that I am evil when I really am not.
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The stage is near and dear to me.
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I’ll take any story if it’s good.
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Women have a predestination to suffering.
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I never drink… wine.
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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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The actor depends wholly on himself. He gives his performance in what, to him, seems the most effective manner.
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Without movie parts I was reduced to freak status. I just couldn’t stand it.
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You can’t make people believe in you if you play a horror part with your tongue in your cheek.
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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 enjoy my work. I haven’t been an actor for 30 years without getting pleasure out of the profession.
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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 don’t have a dime left. I am dependent on my friends for food and a small old-age pension.
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It was hell to go through what I went through. I didn’t know I had so many friends. Many people gave a damn about my situation. They helped cure me.
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People, chained by monotony, afraid to think, clinging to certainties… they live like ants.
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