Attributes Quote by Bela Lugosi

It took me years to live down Dracula and convince the film producers that I would play almost any other type of role.

— Bela Lugosi

At some point in my life, I wanted to be in a vampire movie.

— Nelsan Ellis

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

— Bela Lugosi

I was fed up with doing vampish negative roles, dolled-up with heavy makeup all the time.

— Sudha Chandran

Im a devotee of Dracula, which was a pathfinder in horror and vampire fiction.

— Tanith Lee

For me, playing a vampire isn't about the fact that they're a vampire, it's about who they are specifically.

— Rachelle Lefevre

This is an area you always need to address when you're dealing with Dracula is the fact that there is something kind of attractive…

— Richard Roxburgh

I stopped appearing as Dracula in 1972 because in my opinion the presentation of the character had deteriorated to such an extent, particularly bringing…

— Christopher Lee

I'm really kind of a vampire at heart.

— Jamie Kennedy

I was lucky enough to have a plethora of types of roles before and during the horror movie part of my career.

— Dee Wallace

The vampire’s true appearance was grotesque--but it wasn’t as bad as some of the things I had seen in my day. Some demons were…

— Jim Butcher

I thought about how I'd play a vampire for awhile because I grew up watching vampire films and reading books.

— Joseph Morgan