The former ruling class kept the community of actors in ignorance by means of various lies.

Quote by Bela Lugosi

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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...

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 never play without my cape.

I never play without my cape.

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...

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.

Death, the final, triumphant lover.

Death, the final, triumphant lover.

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

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

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...

If you are not serious, people will sense it.

If you are not serious, people will sense it.

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.

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.

To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.

To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.

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.

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...

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.

Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.

Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.

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...

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...

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...