The vampire was a complete change from the usual romantic characters I was playing, but it was a success.
BELA LUGOSIBecause of my language and the pantomime with which most Europeans accompany their speech, I was catalogued as a heavy.
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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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I never drink… wine.
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The stage is near and dear to me.
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The love-bite, it is the beginning. You will be irresistible.
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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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You can’t make people believe in you if you play a horror part with your tongue in your cheek.
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In the studio the director controls the actor’s every move, every inflection, every expression.
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If you are not serious, people will sense it.
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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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Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.
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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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I enjoy my work. I haven’t been an actor for 30 years without getting pleasure out of the profession.
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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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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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