I have played Dracula a thousand times on stage and I find I have become thoroughly settled in the technique of the stage and not of the screen.
BELA LUGOSIEvery producer in Hollywood had set me down as a type. I was both amused and disappointed.
More Bela Lugosi Quotes
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Women have a predestination to suffering.
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It took several years of hard work in small roles before I attained stardom.
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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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Circumstances made me the theatrical personality I am, which many people believe is also a part of my personal life.
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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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To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious.
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Without movie parts I was reduced to freak status. I just couldn’t stand it.
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I never drink… wine.
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The former ruling class kept the community of actors in ignorance by means of various lies.
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Supernatural perhaps…baloney, perhaps not!
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Death, the final, triumphant lover.
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If you are not serious, people will sense it.
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It took me years to live down Dracula and convince the film producers that I would play almost any other type of role.
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I never play without my cape.
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In the studio the director controls the actor’s every move, every inflection, every expression.
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