In the studio the director ...

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

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I studied at the Budapest Academy of Theatrical Arts for four years and emerged with a degree.
 Bela Lugosi
If my accent betrayed my foreign birth, it also stamped me as an enemy, in the imagination of the producers.
 Bela Lugosi
Because of my language and the pantomime with which most Europeans accompany their speech, I was catalogued as a heavy.
 Bela Lugosi
Without movie parts I was reduced to freak status. I just couldn't stand it.
 Bela Lugosi
In Hungary, acting is a profession. In America, it is a decision.
 Bela Lugosi