It took me years to live down Dracula and convince the film producers that I would play almost any other type of role.

Quote by Bela Lugosi

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

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

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...

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 screen magnifies everything, even the way you are thinking.

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

My close-up was magnificent!

My close-up was magnificent!

The stage is near and dear to me.

The stage is near and dear to me.

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...

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...

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.

Women have a predestination to suffering.

Women have a predestination to suffering.

The actor depends wholly on himself. He gives his performance in what, to him, seems...

The actor depends wholly on himself. He gives his performance in what, to him, seems...

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

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

I've been using narcotics for 20 years.

I've been using narcotics for 20 years.

The love-bite, it is the beginning. You will be irresistible.

The love-bite, it is the beginning. You will be irresistible.

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...