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" I have two brothers buried in the military cemetery in Texas. I don't want to see any more of that. "
F. Murray Abraham
Two
Want
Texas
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" The idea that you can make love and not war really is pretty neat. That thing in Korea, the thing in Israel - that's all over the world. There must be a new way of thinking. "
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" I just throw it out and see what happens. If it sounds and feels right, then I continue. "
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" I'd like President Bush to think maybe there's another way to think, that maybe Kissinger was wrong when he says we had to go in there because he was wrong about Vietnam. "
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" After I finished school, I headed for Los Angeles, thinking, 'Movies. Beaches.' But I wanted to do serious stage work, so I upped sticks and moved to New York to study. I did the usual day jobs to support myself - waiting on tables, washing dishes, parking cars, anything to pay the rent. I was a terrible waiter, by the way. "
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" I'm a comedian at heart, and I really can make people laugh, but ever since 'Amadeus,' all I seem to do is play dramatic roles and villains. "
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" I always play these bad guys, and I'm really a nice guy. "
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" With Connery, he does act. He is in complete command. He completely trusts the person first, then the instrument. I've worked with his son also, on a picture in Russia. "
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" I'm passionate about politics, but when it comes to political parties, I'm despondent. I'm disappointed at the absence of a sense of humanity and struggle to not become a cynic. "
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" Arnold Schwarzenegger, I don't know if you'd call him a great actor, but he's amazing in terms of his presence, and he is interesting enough that you want to watch him. "
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" With Dick Smith there, and the words of Peter Shaffer... they've got to be the most beautiful descriptions in music ever written on film or in literature. And we could hear the music accompanying the words... What more can you ask for? "
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" I trust that the president will try, just give it one more shot, some revolutionary way of not doing this, of bringing all those kids back home safely. "
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" I'm first-generation American - my people came over on boats - and I think it's a shame to close the door on people who really need freedom. "
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People
Think
" Whenever there were parties, I wasn't invited because I began to be like that character. In a way, that contributed to the success of the performance. "
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" I'd like President Bush to get a gun in his hands. I'll go with him. I can't think of anything better than to die in place 's just beginning their lives. "
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Place
Hands
Gun
" As much preparation as I had made for the old man Salieri, gestures and so on, the fact is after sitting for hours, your movements are kind of slow. "
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Man
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" There is one confrontation scene toward the end of the picture. In the middle of the scene, I thought, That's Sean Connery! I don't know how else to describe Sean Connery. I still feel that way. "
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Way
End
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" There are certain men and women who, from the minute they step in front of a camera, that's exactly where they belong. Connery's one. "
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Women
Men
Men And Women
" I cannot imagine not working. I don't understand the word 'retirement.' "
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Working
Understand
Retirement
" The difficulty is capturing surprise on film. "
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Capturing
Difficulty
" It sounds funny, but I felt that my responsibility as an American actor was to let the British know we can act as well as they can. "
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" One of the great values of the theater is a communal search for truth; I believe that sincerely. "
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" My Oscar has appeared in every play I've done since - not in view of the audience, but for my colleagues to enjoy. "
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" No matter all of your credits and accomplishments - you can be forgotten in a trice. The idea that you have to go back and start again after considerable success can destroy you if you're not strong. I never lost track of who I am and what I can do, because I continually find things to do, but not everyone has that resource. "
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" I acted my heart out. "
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" All the stuff that you visualized that was going to work so beautifully, you discover is trashed, so you jump to something else. "
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" Marlon Brando was the major influence in my life, though I never met him. And my father - we didn't get along, but he was an influence in terms of honesty and work ethic. That's the greatest compliment I could pay him. "
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" Suddenly I was the man who got the part that every actor in the English language was trying to get. I was really scared. I had talked the talk, and now I had to walk the walk. For three days, I couldn't answer the phone. "
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Phone
" People desire power. I don't know why they want it so. It seems to me it implies a hugely superior intellect which separates them from most of the populace. "
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" I'm a very proud actor. "
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" I really like to experiment. That's the only way I can work. It's instinctive. "
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