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
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.
people serious seriousness
If you are not serious, people will sense it.
mirrors looks be-you
I look in the mirror and say to myself, Can it be you once played Romeo?
vampire roles fever
The role seemed to demand that I keep myself worked up to fever pitch, so I took on the actual attributes of the horrible vampire, Dracula.
speech language pantomime
Because of my language and the pantomime with which most Europeans accompany their speech, I was catalogued as a heavy.
stories ifs
I'll take any story if it's good.
acting enthusiasm martyrdom
Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.
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.
believe play people
You can't make people believe in you if you play a horror part with your tongue in your cheek.
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.