There was no male vampire type in existence. Someone suggested an actor of the Continental School who could play any type, and mentioned me.
BELA LUGOSIThe love-bite, it is the beginning. You will be irresistible.
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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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I’ve been using narcotics for 20 years.
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The vampire was a complete change from the usual romantic characters I was playing, but it was a success.
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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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I’ll take any story if it’s good.
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Every producer in Hollywood had set me down as a type. I was both amused and disappointed.
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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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Of all the roles I’ve done on the stage, I’m partial to Cyrano de Bergerac.
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The love-bite, it is the beginning. You will be irresistible.
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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 studied at the Budapest Academy of Theatrical Arts for four years and emerged with a degree.
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Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.
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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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To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.
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Supernatural perhaps…baloney, perhaps not!
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