Frank Abagnale Quotes
Almost any fault, sin or crime is considered more leniently if there's a touch of class involved.
Quotes to Explore
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I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility I wish the history to be natural though the sentiments are refined; and the characters to be probable, though their behaviour is excelling.
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The approach of death certainly concentrates the mind.
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Obviously, exercise is an important part of my life, and I think taking care of yourself is an important part of every individual's health care.
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I give the children education.
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I'm nearly blind. I can hardly see. But I'm taking some herbs. Something quacky.
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You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it's friendships or opportunities.
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Everything I make starts very personally.
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I walked out of 'Harry and the Hendersons.' Harry bugged me; I don't know. Yeah, it's weird because I think Sasquatches are great, but not then. Maybe not that weekend - I don't know. I don't know what it was.
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I love movies where you can sense that the director risked biting off more than they can chew.
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They who drink beer will think beer.
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As a kid, 'Star Wars' was much more my thing than 'Star Trek' was.
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I have no connection with Hollywood. I'm not interested. I don't care.
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Whereas fiction is a continual discovery of what one wants to say, what one feels, what one means, and is, in that sense, a performance art, biography requires different skills - research and organization.
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Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.
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I was an adventurer, and I got married a few times. I kept trying to find a relationship as good as my parents'.
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My mother would never let me in the kitchen. I always wanted to cook, but I was never allowed to. Her view of the world was, 'Cooking is my job, and studying is your job.' I think, in retrospect, she didn't like the chaos. She was very orderly. It had to be her way.
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I missed so much of the Swinging Sixties by working. From 1961 to 1969, I got up at 4.30 A.M., a car came for me at 5.30 A.M., and I was taken to our studio at Teddington or Elstree, and we filmed until I got home at 9.30 P.M., five days a week.
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I've reached a place with my work where I'm ready to concentrate more on life.
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I'll sing outside your window. I'm as old fashioned as they come.
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I have watched people around members of the royal family for a long time now, and something very strange happens to them. They turn into sycophants.
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TV executives think that the programs with the highest ratings are what TV viewers want, rather than what they settle for.
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Avowed work, even when uncongenial, is far less trying to patience than feigned pleasure.
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Almost any fault, sin or crime is considered more leniently if there's a touch of class involved.
