I don’t have a dime left. I am dependent on my friends for food and a small old-age pension.
BELA LUGOSIActors were exploited no less by the capitalist managers than they were by the state.
More Bela Lugosi Quotes
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Death, the final, triumphant lover.
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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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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 will not be tortured! I tear torture out of myself by torturing you!
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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 never play without my cape.
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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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Every actor is somewhat mad, or else he’d be a plumber or a bookkeeper or a salesman.
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It is women who bear the race in bloody agony. Suffering is a kind of horror. Blood is a kind of horror. Women are born with horror in their very bloodstream. It is a biological thing.
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I’d like to quit the supernatural roles and play just an interesting, down-to-earth person.
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Women have a predestination to suffering.
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My 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.
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I never drink… wine.
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In Hungary, acting is a career for which one fits himself as earnestly as one studies for a degree in medicine, law, or philosophy.
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Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.
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