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When a film company is in the red they come to me. Always it is the same.

Bela Lugosi

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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Ghouls Play School
When a film company is in the red they come to me. Always it is the same.
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Company Film Red
Actors were exploited no less by the capitalist managers than they were by the state.
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Actors Capitalist States
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
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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Fever Role Vampire
You can’t make people believe in you if you play a horror part with your tongue in your cheek.
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Believe People Play
In making theories, always keep a window open so that you can throw one out if necessary.
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Necessary Theory Window
I have never met a vampire personally, but I don’t know what might happen tomorrow.
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Ghouls might Vampires
The former ruling class kept the community of actors in ignorance by means of various lies.
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Ignorance Lying Mean
The actor depends wholly on himself. He gives his performance in what, to him, seems the most effective manner.
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Actors Giving Performance
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 several years of hard work in small roles before I attained stardom.
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Hard Roles Work Years
To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.
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Challenges Compelling Offer
Without movie parts I was reduced to freak status. I just couldn’t stand it.
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Freak Reduce Stand
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
I’ll take any story if it’s good.
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Any Good Stories Take

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