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
believe people personality
Circumstances made me the theatrical personality I am, which many people believe is also a part of my personal life.
heart hot body
My body grew hot, then cold. I tried to eat the bed sheets. My heart beat madly. Every joint in my body ached. When I took the cure they took it all away from me.
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.
thinking evil different
That is different, to have someone think that I am evil when I really am not.
actors states capitalist
Actors were exploited no less by the capitalist managers than they were by the state.
glorious dies
To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious.
wine drink
I never drink... wine.
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.
challenges offers compelling
To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.
imagination enemy betrayed
If my accent betrayed my foreign birth, it also stamped me as an enemy, in the imagination of the producers.
years play roles
It took me years to live down Dracula and convince the film producers that I would play almost any other type of role.
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.
giving actors performances
The actor depends wholly on himself. He gives his performance in what, to him, seems the most effective manner.