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
actors stage performances
A screen actor is compensated in the knowledge that millions will see his performance at one time, where only hundreds will see it on the stage.
years actors pleasure
I enjoy my work. I haven't been an actor for 30 years without getting pleasure out of the profession.
moving expression actors
In the studio the director controls the actor's every move, every inflection, every expression.
giving actors performances
The actor depends wholly on himself. He gives his performance in what, to him, seems the most effective manner.
actors states capitalist
Actors were exploited no less by the capitalist managers than they were by the state.
mad actors plumber
Every actor is somewhat mad, or else he'd be a plumber or a bookkeeper or a salesman.
chance deep guess hearts lone people truth
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.
stage dear
The stage is near and dear to me.
imagination enemy betrayed
If my accent betrayed my foreign birth, it also stamped me as an enemy, in the imagination of the producers.
america decision acting
In Hungary, acting is a profession. In America, it is a decision.
challenges offers compelling
To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.
finals lovers triumphant
Death, the final, triumphant lover.
thinking way screens
The screen magnifies everything, even the way you are thinking.
wine drink
I never drink... wine.