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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. ↗

— Bela Lugosi

#career #degree #earnestly #fits #himself

In making theories, always keep a window open so that you can throw one out if necessary. ↗

— Bela Lugosi

#keep #making #necessary #open #out

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

#any #convince #down #dracula #film

It took several years of hard work in small roles before I attained stardom. ↗

— Bela Lugosi

#before #hard #hard work #i #roles

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. ↗

— Bela Lugosi

#cure #damn #friends #gave #go

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. ↗

— Bela Lugosi

#beat #bed #body #cold #cure

The actor depends wholly on himself. He gives his performance in what, to him, seems the most effective manner. ↗

— Bela Lugosi

#depends #effective #gives #him #himself

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

#attributes #demand #dracula #fever #horrible

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

— Bela Lugosi

#everything #magnifies #screen #thinking #way

Without movie parts I was reduced to freak status. I just couldn't stand it. ↗

— Bela Lugosi

#i #just #movie #parts #reduced