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
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.
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.
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.
thinking evil different
That is different, to have someone think that I am evil when I really am not.
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.
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.