Quotes by Bela Lugosi

About Bela Lugosi:

Béla Ferenc Dezs? Blaskó was a Hungarian-American actor, famous for portraying Count Dracula in the original 1931 film and for his roles in various other horror films.
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I don't have a dime left. I am dependent on my friends for food and a small old-age pension.

Bela Lugosi

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.

Bela Lugosi

The vampire was a complete change from the usual romantic characters I was playing, but it was a success.

Bela Lugosi

If my accent betrayed my foreign birth, it also stamped me as an enemy, in the imagination of the producers.

Bela Lugosi

Death, the final, triumphant lover.

Bela Lugosi

I'll take any story if it's good.

Bela Lugosi

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.

Bela Lugosi

Circumstances made me the theatrical personality I am, which many people believe is also a part of my personal life.

Bela Lugosi

It is women who love horror. Gloat over it. Feed on it. Are nourished by it. Shudder and cling and cry out-and come back for more.

Bela Lugosi

In making theories, always keep a window open so that you can throw one out if necessary.

Bela Lugosi

To win a woman, take her with you to see Dracula.

Bela Lugosi

To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge.

Bela Lugosi

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.

Bela Lugosi

The love-bite, it is the beginning. You will be irresistible.

Bela Lugosi

People, chained by monotony, afraid to think, clinging to certainties... they live like ants.

Bela Lugosi

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.

Bela Lugosi

I'll be truthful. The weekly paycheck is the most important thing to me.

Bela Lugosi

I'd like to quit the supernatural roles and play just an interesting, down-to-earth person.

Bela Lugosi

I studied at the Budapest Academy of Theatrical Arts for four years and emerged with a degree.

Bela Lugosi

I never play without my cape.

Bela Lugosi

Author Bio

  • NameBela Lugosi
  • DescriptionHungarian actor
  • BornOctober 20, 1882
  • DiedAugust 16, 1956
  • CountryHungary; United States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Actor; Actor