Dracula (1979)

Laurence Olivier: Prof. Abraham Van Helsing

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Quotes 

• Prof. Abraham Van Helsing : [looking at himself in a mirror]  Ach, the devil.

  Count Dracula : I'm not as bad as that.

• Count Dracula : You are a wise man, Professor, for someone who has not lived even a single lifetime.

  Prof. Abraham Van Helsing : You flatter me, Count.

  Count Dracula : But not wise enough to return to Holland at once,now that you have learned what you have learned.

  Prof. Abraham Van Helsing : I prefer to remain.

• [talking about Dracula] 

  Lucy Seward : You dare try to confuse me! Tormenting him who is the saddest, the kindest of all!"

  Prof. Abraham Van Helsing : Kind? If I could send his soul to everlasting, burning hell I would!

• Prof. Abraham Van Helsing : [Dracula has crept in on Van Helsing]  I did not hear you come in, Count.

  Count Dracula : I am often told I have a light footstep.

  Prof. Abraham Van Helsing : I was looking in the mirror. It reflects the whole room, and yet I cannot see...

  Count Dracula : [suddenly picks up a lamp and hurls it at the mirror in which he shows no reflection, making Van Helsing duck for cover. Pause]  Forgive me, Doctor. I dislike mirrors, they are the playthings of man's vanity.

  Prof. Abraham Van Helsing : You are a most unusual creature, Count Dracul.

  Count Dracula : [smiling]  Yes...