If my accent betrayed my foreign birth, it also stamped me as an enemy, in the imagination of the producers.

If you are not serious, people will sense it.

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

In Hungary, acting is a career for which one fits himself as earnestly as one studies for a degree in medicine, law, or philosophy.

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

In the studio the director controls the actor's every move, every inflection, every expression.

It took me years to live down Dracula and convince the film producers that I would play almost any other type of role.

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

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.

Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.

My close-up was magnificent!

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

The former ruling class kept the community of actors in ignorance by means of various lies.

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.

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

The stage is near and dear to me.

The vampire was a complete change from the usual romantic characters I was playing, but it was a success.

There was no male vampire type in existence. Someone suggested an actor of the Continental School who could play any type, and mentioned me.

To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.

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