My body grew hot, then cold. I tried to eat the bed sheets. My heart beat madly. Every joint in my body ached. When I took the cure they took it all away from me.

Quote by Bela Lugosi

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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...

To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.

To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.

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...

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...

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...

If my accent betrayed my foreign birth, it also stamped me as an enemy, in...

If my accent betrayed my foreign birth, it also stamped me as an enemy, in...

Women have a predestination to suffering.

Women have a predestination to suffering.

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...

I have never met a vampire personally, but I don't know what might happen tomorrow.

I have never met a vampire personally, but I don't know what might happen tomorrow.

I never play without my cape.

I never play without my cape.

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'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.

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...

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 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...

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.

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.

Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.

Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.

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

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