Quotes by Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

Hungarian-American actor

Lived from: 1882 - 1956

Category: Movie

Born: 20 october 1882 Died: 16 august 1956

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  • A screen actor is compensated in the knowledge that millions will see his performance at one time, where only hundreds will see it on the stage.
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  • Actors were exploited no less by the capitalist managers than they were by the state.
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  • Because of my language and the pantomime with which most Europeans accompany their speech, I was catalogued as a heavy.
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  • Circumstances made me the theatrical personality I am, which many people believe is also a part of my personal life.
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  • Every actor is somewhat mad, or else he'd be a plumber or a bookkeeper or a salesman.
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  • I'd like to quit the supernatural roles and play just an interesting, down-to-earth person.
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  • I'll be truthful. The weekly paycheck is the most important thing to me.
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  • If my accent betrayed my foreign birth, it also stamped me as an enemy, in the imagination of the producers.
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  • In Hungary, acting is a career for which one fits himself as earnestly as one studies for a degree in medicine, law, or philosophy.
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  • In making theories, always keep a window open so that you can throw one out if necessary.
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  • In the studio the director controls the actor's every move, every inflection, every expression.
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  • It is women who bear the race in bloody agony. Suffering is a kind of horror. Blood is a kind of horror. Women are born with horror in their very bloodstream. It is a biological thing.
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  • It is women who love horror. Gloat over it. Feed on it. Are nourished by it. Shudder and cling and cry out-and come back for more.
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  • It took me years to live down Dracula and convince the film producers that I would play almost any other type of role.
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  • It took several years of hard work in small roles before I attained stardom.
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  • It was hell to go through what I went through. I didn't know I had so many friends. Many people gave a damn about my situation. They helped cure me.
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  • 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.
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  • Of all the roles I've done on the stage, I'm partial to Cyrano de Bergerac.
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  • People, chained by monotony, afraid to think, clinging to certainties... they live like ants.
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  • The actor depends wholly on himself. He gives his performance in what, to him, seems the most effective manner.
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What are the most famous quotes from Bela Lugosi?

The two most famous quotes from Bela Lugosi are:

  • "A screen actor is compensated in the knowledge that millions will see his performance at one time, where only hundreds will see it on the stage."
  • "Actors were exploited no less by the capitalist managers than they were by the state."

When did Bela Lugosi live?

Bela Lugosi was born in 1882 and died in the year 1956.