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.
BELA LUGOSIWomen have a predestination to suffering.
More Bela Lugosi Quotes
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I guess I’m pretty much of a lone wolf. I don’t say I don’t like people at all, but, to tell you the truth, I only like it then if I have a chance to look deep into their hearts and their minds.
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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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The love-bite, it is the beginning. You will be irresistible.
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To win a woman, take her with you to see Dracula.
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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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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’d like to quit the supernatural roles and play just an interesting, down-to-earth person.
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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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If my accent betrayed my foreign birth, it also stamped me as an enemy, in the imagination of the producers.
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Actors were exploited no less by the capitalist managers than they were by the state.
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To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.
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Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.
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I never play without my cape.
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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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Without movie parts I was reduced to freak status. I just couldn’t stand it.
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