The actor depends wholly on himself. He gives his performance in what, to him, seems the most effective manner.
BELA LUGOSIWithout movie parts I was reduced to freak status. I just couldn’t stand it.
More Bela Lugosi Quotes
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Death, the final, triumphant lover.
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I look in the mirror and say to myself, Can it be you once played Romeo?
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I never drink… wine.
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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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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’ll take any story if it’s good.
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I’ll be truthful. The weekly paycheck is the most important thing to me.
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Actors were exploited no less by the capitalist managers than they were by the state.
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The stage is near and dear to me.
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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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The love-bite, it is the beginning. You will be irresistible.
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I have played Dracula a thousand times on stage and I find I have become thoroughly settled in the technique of the stage and not of the screen.
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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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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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I have lived too completely. I think I have known every human emotion.
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