The vampire was a complete change from the usual romantic characters I was playing, but it was a success.

Quote by Bela Lugosi

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To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.

To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.

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.

My close-up was magnificent!

My close-up was magnificent!

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.

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...

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.

I've been using narcotics for 20 years.

I've been using narcotics for 20 years.

I never play without my cape.

I never play without my cape.

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.

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.

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...

My body grew hot, then cold. I tried to eat the bed sheets. My heart...

My body grew hot, then cold. I tried to eat the bed sheets. My heart...

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...

The stage is near and dear to me.

The stage is near and dear to me.

Women have a predestination to suffering.

Women have a predestination to suffering.

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

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

Death, the final, triumphant lover.

Death, the final, triumphant lover.

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...

Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.

Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.

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

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