All Bela Lugosi Quotes
The vampire was a complete change from the usual romantic characters I was playing, but it was a success.
Bela Lugosi
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I'd like to quit the supernatural roles and play just an interesting, down-to-earth person.
Bela Lugosi
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I studied at the Budapest Academy of Theatrical Arts for four years and emerged with a degree.
Bela Lugosi
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I look in the mirror and say to myself, Can it be you once played Romeo?
Bela Lugosi
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The actor depends wholly on himself. He gives his performance in what, to him, seems the most effective manner.
Bela Lugosi
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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.
Bela Lugosi
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Of all the roles I've done on the stage, I'm partial to Cyrano de Bergerac.
Bela Lugosi
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It took me years to live down Dracula and convince the film producers that I would play almost any other type of role.
Bela Lugosi
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I don't have a dime left. I am dependent on my friends for food and a small old-age pension.
Bela Lugosi
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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.
Bela Lugosi
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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.
Bela Lugosi
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I'll be truthful. The weekly paycheck is the most important thing to me.
Bela Lugosi
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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.
Bela Lugosi
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