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

Quote by Bela Lugosi

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I look in the mirror and say to myself, Can it be you once played...

I look in the mirror and say to myself, Can it be you once played...

People, chained by monotony, afraid to think, clinging to certainties... they live like ants.

People, chained by monotony, afraid to think, clinging to certainties... they live like ants.

I have lived too completely, I think. I have known every human emotion.

I have lived too completely, I think. I have known every human emotion.

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.

If you are not serious, people will sense it.

If you are not serious, people will sense it.

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.

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.

Women have a predestination to suffering.

Women have a predestination to suffering.

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 screen magnifies everything, even the way you are thinking.

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

To win a woman, take her with you to see Dracula.

To win a woman, take her with you to see Dracula.

You can't make people believe in you if you play a horror part with your...

You can't make people believe in you if you play a horror part with your...

If my accent betrayed my foreign birth, it also stamped me as an enemy, in...

If my accent betrayed my foreign birth, it also stamped me as an enemy, in...

I'll take any story if it's good.

I'll take any story if it's good.

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...

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

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

My body grew hot, then cold. I tried to eat the bed sheets. My heart...

My body grew hot, then cold. I tried to eat the bed sheets. My heart...

In making theories, always keep a window open so that you can throw one out...

In making theories, always keep a window open so that you can throw one out...

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...