Count Dracula For one who has not lived even a single lifetime, you are a wise man, Van Helsing.
Played by Bela Lugosi 
Dracula (1931) · 40 quotes
Dracula (1931) · 40 quotes
3rd most-quoted character in Dracula (1931): in 8 of its 40 quotes
Most scenes with: Renfield (3)
Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make.
Note: ranked #83 in the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema.
More lines from Count Dracula
2 quotes Count Dracula Count Dracula And after you deliver the message, you will remember nothing, I now say...Obey.
Scenes with Count Dracula
5 scenes Count Dracula I am Dracula.
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.
Count Dracula [Dracula goes up the stairs. Renfield starts to follow him. Suddenly, Dracula hears wolves howling.]
Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make.
Count Dracula [Dracula goes up the steps, and waits for Renfield, who without difficulty, cuts open a huge spider's web using his walking stick.]
The spider spinning his web for the unwary fly. The blood is the life, Mr. Renfield.
Why, er... yes.
Count Dracula Van Helsing.
Count Dracula [Van Helsing turns to face Dracula]
Now that you have learned what you have learned, it would be well for you to return to your own country.
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.
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.
And I will find 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.
Count Dracula [Dracula raises his hand to hypnotize Van Helsing.]
Come here.
Count Dracula [Van Helsing takes three hypnotized steps towards Dracula but soon steps back, resisting Dracula's power over him.]
Your will is strong, Van Helsing.
Count Dracula [Van Helsing reaches out for his crucifix as Dracula looms toward him.]
More wolfbane?
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 To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious!
Why, Count Dracula!
Count Dracula There are far worse things awaiting man than death.
Count Dracula This is very old wine. I hope you will like it.
Aren't you drinking?
Count Dracula I never drink...wine.
I hope I've brought enough labels for your luggage.
Count Dracula I'm taking with me only three, uh... boxes...
Oh, very well...
