A biography for Bela Lugosihasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“I never play without my cape.”
“Circumstances made me the theatrical personality I am, which many people believe is also a part of my personal life.”
“I'd like to quit the supernatural roles and play just an interesting, down-to-earth person.”
“In making theories, always keep a window open so that you can throw one out if necessary.”
“I look in the mirror and say to myself, Can it be you once played Romeo?”
“It took me years to live down Dracula and convince the film producers that I would play almost any other type of role.”
“I have lived too completely, I think. I have known every human emotion.”
“When a film company is in the red they come to me. Always it is the same.”
“It took several years of hard work in small roles before I attained stardom.”
“The stage is near and dear to me.”
“In Hungary acting is a profession. In America it is a decision.”
“The former ruling class kept the community of actors in ignorance by means of various lies.”
“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.”
“Women have a predestination to suffering.”
“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.”
“In Hungary, acting is a career for which one fits himself as earnestly as one studies for a degree in medicine, law, or philosophy.”
“To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.”
“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.”
“I have never met a vampire personally, but I don't know what might happen tomorrow.”