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

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

Women have a predestination to suffering.

To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.

I enjoy my work. I haven't been an actor for 30 years without getting pleasure out of the profession.

I studied at the Budapest Academy of Theatrical Arts for four years and emerged with a degree.

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.