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The stage is near and dear to me.

Bela Lugosi

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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Cry Horror Over
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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Actor Performance Stage
To win a woman, take her with you to see Dracula.
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Take Winning Women
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 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
If you are not serious, people will sense it.
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People Serious Seriousness
The vampire was a complete change from the usual romantic characters I was playing, but it was a success.
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Character Ghouls Romantic Love
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
Of all the roles I’ve done on the stage, I’m partial to Cyrano de Bergerac.
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Done Roles Stage
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
The stage is near and dear to me.
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Dear Near Stage
When a film company is in the red they come to me. Always it is the same.
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Company Film Red
Women have a predestination to suffering.
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Predestination Suffering Women
That is different, to have someone think that I am evil when I really am not.
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Different Evil Thinking
I’ll take any story if it’s good.
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Any Good Stories Take
People, chained by monotony, afraid to think, clinging to certainties… they live like ants.
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Life People Thinking

The stage is near and dear to me.

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