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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.

Bela Lugosi

In the studio the director controls the actor’s every move, every inflection, every expression.
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Director Expression Moving
A screen actor is compensated in the knowledge that millions will see his performance at one time, where only hundreds will see it on the stage.
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Actor Performance Stage
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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Cry Horror Over
Women have a predestination to suffering.
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Predestination Suffering Women
That is different, to have someone think that I am evil when I really am not.
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Different Evil Thinking
I have lived too completely. I think I have known every human emotion.
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Emotion Human Thinking
I studied at the Budapest Academy of Theatrical Arts for four years and emerged with a degree.
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Art Degrees Years
The love-bite, it is the beginning. You will be irresistible.
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Bites Happen Irresistible Tomorrow
Without movie parts I was reduced to freak status. I just couldn’t stand it.
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Freak Reduce Stand
Every producer in Hollywood had set me down as a type. I was both amused and disappointed.
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Amusement Hollywood Type
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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Play Roles Years
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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Ambition Character Roles
Supernatural perhaps…baloney, perhaps not!
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Black Cat Cat
Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.
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Acting Enthusiasm Martyrdom
I’ll be truthful. The weekly paycheck is the most important thing to me.
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Important Paycheck Truthful
I will not be tortured! I tear torture out of myself by torturing you!
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Myself Tears Torture

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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