Every actor is somewhat mad, or else he'd be a plumber or a bookkeeper or a salesman. Bela Lugosi More Quotes by Bela Lugosi More Quotes From Bela Lugosi If you are not serious, people will sense it. Bela Lugosi seriousnessseriouspeople Death, the final, triumphant lover. Bela Lugosi triumphantfinalslovers Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting. Bela Lugosi martyrdomactingenthusiasm I'd like to quit the supernatural roles and play just an interesting, down-to-earth person. Bela Lugosi rolesplayinteresting I have played Dracula a thousand times on stage and I find I have become thoroughly settled in the technique of the stage and not of the screen. Bela Lugosi stagetechniquethousand The stage is near and dear to me. Bela Lugosi dearstage I've been using narcotics for 20 years. Bela Lugosi narcoticsyears Supernatural perhaps...baloney, perhaps not! Bela Lugosi baloneyblack-cat Of all the roles I've done on the stage, I'm partial to Cyrano de Bergerac. Bela Lugosi stagerolesdone That is different, to have someone think that I am evil when I really am not. Bela Lugosi differentevilthinking The role seemed to demand that I keep myself worked up to fever pitch, so I took on the actual attributes of the horrible vampire, Dracula. Bela Lugosi fevervampireroles I enjoy my work. I haven't been an actor for 30 years without getting pleasure out of the profession. Bela Lugosi pleasureactorsyears It took me years to live down Dracula and convince the film producers that I would play almost any other type of role. Bela Lugosi rolesplayyears Actors were exploited no less by the capitalist managers than they were by the state. Bela Lugosi capitalistactorsstates The vampire was a complete change from the usual romantic characters I was playing, but it was a success. Bela Lugosi romantic-loveghoulscharacter I never drink... wine. Bela Lugosi drinkwine In Hungary, acting is a career for which one fits himself as earnestly as one studies for a degree in medicine, law, or philosophy. Bela Lugosi careerslawphilosophy In the studio the director controls the actor's every move, every inflection, every expression. Bela Lugosi expressiondirectorsmoving You can't make people believe in you if you play a horror part with your tongue in your cheek. Bela Lugosi playbelievepeople 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. Bela Lugosi stageperformancesactors
