When a film company is in the red they come to me. Always it is the same.

Quote by Bela Lugosi

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I'd like to quit the supernatural roles and play just an interesting, down-to-earth person.

I'd like to quit the supernatural roles and play just an interesting, down-to-earth person.

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've been using narcotics for 20 years.

I've been using narcotics for 20 years.

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.

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.

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

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

I never play without my cape.

I never play without my cape.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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 close-up was magnificent!

My close-up was magnificent!

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...

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 screen magnifies everything, even the way you are thinking.

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