Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.

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

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

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

The stage is near and dear to me.

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

I have lived too completely. I think I have known every human emotion.