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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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...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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 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 don't have a dime left. I am dependent on my friends for food and...

I don't have a dime left. I am dependent on my friends for food and...

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...

To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.

To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.

I've been using narcotics for 20 years.

I've been using narcotics for 20 years.

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

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

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...

If you are not serious, people will sense it.

If you are not serious, people will sense it.

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 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...

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.

In Hungary, acting is a career for which one fits himself as earnestly as one...

In Hungary, acting is a career for which one fits himself as earnestly as one...