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
america decision acting
In Hungary, acting is a profession. In America, it is a decision.
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.
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.
people serious seriousness
If you are not serious, people will sense it.
irresistible bites
The love-bite, it is the beginning. You will be irresistible.
mirrors looks be-you
I look in the mirror and say to myself, Can it be you once played Romeo?
lying ignorance mean
The former ruling class kept the community of actors in ignorance by means of various lies.
philosophy law careers
In Hungary, acting is a career for which one fits himself as earnestly as one studies for a degree in medicine, law, or philosophy.
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.