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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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.

It is women who bear the race in bloody agony. Suffering is a kind of...

It is women who bear the race in bloody agony. Suffering is a kind of...

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 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.

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

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

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...

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...

If you are not serious, people will sense it.

If you are not serious, people will sense it.

Women have a predestination to suffering.

Women have a predestination to suffering.

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...

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...

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...

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.

Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.

Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.

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...