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The vampire was a complete change from the usual romantic characters I was playing, but it was a success.

Bela Lugosi

I’d like to quit the supernatural roles and play just an interesting, down-to-earth person.
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Interesting Play Roles
Because of my language and the pantomime with which most Europeans accompany their speech, I was catalogued as a heavy.
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heavy Language Speech
The former ruling class kept the community of actors in ignorance by means of various lies.
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Ignorance Lying Mean
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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Bed Heart Hot Sheets
In Hungary, acting is a career for which one fits himself as earnestly as one studies for a degree in medicine, law, or philosophy.
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Career Law Philosophy
Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.
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Acting Enthusiasm Martyrdom
I have lived too completely. I think I have known every human emotion.
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Emotion Human Thinking
To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.
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Challenges Compelling Offer
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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Heart Mind People
I have never met a vampire personally, but I don’t know what might happen tomorrow.
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Ghouls might Vampires
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
I’ll take any story if it’s good.
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Any Good Stories Take
I’ll be truthful. The weekly paycheck is the most important thing to me.
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Important Paycheck Truthful
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
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
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

The vampire was a complete change from the usual romantic characters I was playing, but it was a success.

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