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

Quote by Bela Lugosi

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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...

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...

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...

I've been using narcotics for 20 years.

I've been using narcotics for 20 years.

The stage is near and dear to me.

The stage is near and dear to me.

I never play without my cape.

I never play without my cape.

I have played Dracula a thousand times on stage and I find I have become...

I have played Dracula a thousand times on stage and I find I have become...

I guess I'm pretty much of a lone wolf. I don't say I don't like...

I guess I'm pretty much of a lone wolf. I don't say I don't like...

To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.

To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.

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

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

My close-up was magnificent!

My close-up was magnificent!

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.

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...

Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.

Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.

Women have a predestination to suffering.

Women have a predestination to suffering.

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...

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

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

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.

The former ruling class kept the community of actors in ignorance by means of various...

The former ruling class kept the community of actors in ignorance by means of various...

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.