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.

Quote by Bela Lugosi

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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...

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

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

Death, the final, triumphant lover.

Death, the final, triumphant lover.

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

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

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

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

It took several years of hard work in small roles before I attained stardom.

It took several years of hard work in small roles before I attained stardom.

Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.

Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.

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...

It took me years to live down Dracula and convince the film producers that I...

It took me years to live down Dracula and convince the film producers that I...

I never play without my cape.

I never play without my cape.

The stage is near and dear to me.

The stage is near and dear to me.

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 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...

I'll be truthful. The weekly paycheck is the most important thing to me.

I'll be truthful. The weekly paycheck is the most important thing to me.

Circumstances made me the theatrical personality I am, which many people believe is also a...

Circumstances made me the theatrical personality I am, which many people believe is also a...

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

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

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...

There was no male vampire type in existence. Someone suggested an actor of the Continental...

There was no male vampire type in existence. Someone suggested an actor of the Continental...