Circumstances made me the theatrical personality I am, which many people believe is also a part of my personal life.

Quote by Bela Lugosi

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A screen actor is compensated in the knowledge that millions will see his performance at...

A screen actor is compensated in the knowledge that millions will see his performance at...

Because of my language and the pantomime with which most Europeans accompany their speech, I...

Because of my language and the pantomime with which most Europeans accompany their speech, I...

Every actor is somewhat mad, or else he'd be a plumber or a bookkeeper or...

Every actor is somewhat mad, or else he'd be a plumber or a bookkeeper or...

When a film company is in the red they come to me. Always it is...

When a film company is in the red they come to me. Always it is...

Death, the final, triumphant lover.

Death, the final, triumphant lover.

Of all the roles I've done on the stage, I'm partial to Cyrano de Bergerac.

Of all the roles I've done on the stage, I'm partial to Cyrano de Bergerac.

Without movie parts I was reduced to freak status. I just couldn't stand it.

Without movie parts I was reduced to freak status. I just couldn't stand it.

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

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

In Hungary, acting is a career for which one fits himself as earnestly as one...

In Hungary, acting is a career for which one fits himself as earnestly as one...

If you are not serious, people will sense it.

If you are not serious, people will sense it.

I studied at the Budapest Academy of Theatrical Arts for four years and emerged with...

I studied at the Budapest Academy of Theatrical Arts for four years and emerged with...

The role seemed to demand that I keep myself worked up to fever pitch, so...

The role seemed to demand that I keep myself worked up to fever pitch, so...

It was hell to go through what I went through. I didn't know I had...

It was hell to go through what I went through. I didn't know I had...

In the studio the director controls the actor's every move, every inflection, every expression.

In the studio the director controls the actor's every move, every inflection, every expression.

The stage is near and dear to me.

The stage is near and dear to me.

I have never met a vampire personally, but I don't know what might happen tomorrow.

I have never met a vampire personally, but I don't know what might happen tomorrow.

Actors were exploited no less by the capitalist managers than they were by the state.

Actors were exploited no less by the capitalist managers than they were by the state.

The screen magnifies everything, even the way you are thinking.

The screen magnifies everything, even the way you are thinking.

My close-up was magnificent!

My close-up was magnificent!

In Hungary acting is a profession. In America it is a decision.

In Hungary acting is a profession. In America it is a decision.