Bela Lugosi
Bela Lugosi
Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó, better known as Bela Lugosi, was a Hungarian-American actor, famous for portraying Count Dracula in the original 1931 film and for his roles in various other horror films...
NationalityAustrian
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth20 October 1882
CityLugoj, Romania
CountryAustria
Bela Lugosi quotes about
moving expression actors
In the studio the director controls the actor's every move, every inflection, every expression.
play capes
I never play without my cape.
years narcotics
I've been using narcotics for 20 years.
giving actors performances
The actor depends wholly on himself. He gives his performance in what, to him, seems the most effective manner.
glorious dies
To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious.
actors states capitalist
Actors were exploited no less by the capitalist managers than they were by the state.
roles done stage
Of all the roles I've done on the stage, I'm partial to Cyrano de Bergerac.
thinking evil different
That is different, to have someone think that I am evil when I really am not.
technique stage thousand
I have played Dracula a thousand times on stage and I find I have become thoroughly settled in the technique of the stage and not of the screen.
character romantic-love ghouls
The vampire was a complete change from the usual romantic characters I was playing, but it was a success.
suffering predestination
Women have a predestination to suffering.
heart people mind
I guess I'm pretty much of a lone wolf. I don't say I don't like people at all, but, to tell you the truth, I only like it then if I have a chance to look deep into their hearts and their minds.
school play ghouls
There was no male vampire type in existence. Someone suggested an actor of the Continental School who could play any type, and mentioned me.
horror cry over-it
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.