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

Quote by Bela Lugosi

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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.

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.

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...

Death, the final, triumphant lover.

Death, the final, triumphant lover.

It is women who love horror. Gloat over it. Feed on it. Are nourished by...

It is women who love horror. Gloat over it. Feed on it. Are nourished by...

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...

The stage is near and dear to me.

The stage is near and dear to me.

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.

If you are not serious, people will sense it.

If you are not serious, people will sense it.

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...

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...

I enjoy my work. I haven't been an actor for 30 years without getting pleasure...

I enjoy my work. I haven't been an actor for 30 years without getting pleasure...

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...

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.

I'd like to quit the supernatural roles and play just an interesting, down-to-earth person.

I'd like to quit the supernatural roles and play just an interesting, down-to-earth person.

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...

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.

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...

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...