Dracula (1931)

Bela Lugosi: Count Dracula

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Quotes 

• Count Dracula : This is very old wine. I hope you will like it.

  Renfield : Aren't you drinking?

  Count Dracula : I never drink... wine.

• Count Dracula : I am Dracula.

  Renfield : Oh, it's really good to see you. I don't know what happened to the driver and my luggage and... Well, and with all this, I thought I was in the wrong place.

  Count Dracula : I bid you welcome.

  [Dracula goes up the stairs. Renfield starts to follow him. Suddenly, Dracula hears wolves howling] 

  Count Dracula : Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make.

  [Dracula goes up the steps and waits for Renfield, who, without difficulty, cuts open a hole in a huge spider's web using his walking stick] 

  Count Dracula : The spider spinning his web for the unwary fly. The blood is the life, Mr. Renfield.

  Renfield : Why, er... yes.

• Count Dracula : For one who has not lived even a single lifetime, you're a wise man, Van Helsing.

• Count Dracula : To die, to be *really* dead, that must be glorious!

  Mina Seward : Why, Count Dracula!

  Count Dracula : There are far worse things awaiting man than death.

• Van Helsing : [Holding a box]  A moment ago, I stumbled upon a most amazing phenomena. Something so incredible, I mistrust my own judgement. Look.

  [Van Helsing opens the box to reveal a mirror. Dracula smacks it out of his hand] 

  Count Dracula : Doctor Seward. My humble apology. I dislike mirrors.

• Count Dracula : I am Dracula. I bid you welcome.

• Count Dracula : [hearing wolves howling in the distance]  Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make.

• Count Dracula : The spider spinning his web for the unwary fly... The blood is the life, Mr. Renfield.

• Count Dracula : Van Helsing.

  [Van Helsing turns to face Count Dracula] 

  Count Dracula : Now that you have learned what you have learned, it would be well for you to return to your own country.

  Van Helsing : I prefer to remain and protect those whom you would destroy.

  Count Dracula : You are too late. My blood now flows through her veins. She will live through the centuries to come, as I have lived.

  Van Helsing : Should you escape us, Dracula. We know how to save Miss Mina's soul if not her life.

  Count Dracula : If she dies by day. But I shall see that she dies by night.

  Van Helsing : And I will have Carfax Abbey torn down, stone by stone, excavated a mile around. I will find your earth-box and drive that stake through your heart.

  Count Dracula : Come here.

  [Dracula raises his hand to hypnotise Van Helsing] 

  Count Dracula : Come here.

  [Van Helsing takes three hypnotised steps towards Dracula but soon steps back, resisting Dracula's hypnotic power over him] 

  Count Dracula : Your will is strong, Van Helsing.

  [Van Helsing reaches out for his crucifix as Dracula looms toward him] 

  Count Dracula : More wolfbane?

  Van Helsing : More effective than wolfbane, Count.

  Count Dracula : Indeed.

  [Dracula lunges towards Van Helsing. Van Helsing holds up the crucifix. Dracula snarls and turns away. Van Helsing, in triumph, puts away the crucifix] 

• Count Dracula : [tries to hypnotize Van Helsing and fails]  Your will is strong, Van Helsing.

  [advances toward Van Helsing; Van Helsing reaches into one of his pockets] 

  Count Dracula : More wolfbane?

  Van Helsing : More effective than wolfbane, Count.

  Count Dracula : Indeed.

  [Van Helsing pulls a crucifix from his pocket; Dracula hisses and flees]