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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. "
F. Murray Abraham
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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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" I acted my heart out. "
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" The difficulty is capturing surprise on film. "
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" Woody Allen sets are very quiet. Extraordinary sense of power from a man who doesn't do anything except just stand there. "
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" I love parties. I love a good time. "
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" If these men decided that they have to go in there and fight, I want them to send their own children and grandchildren. I want them to not send a bunch of strangers' kids in there to fight and die. "
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" I can't pretend at how much I object to all of the plays that keep being brought back over and over again, the so-called classic plays. I mean how many times can we see 'The Glass Menagerie?' "
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" I always play these bad guys, and I'm really a nice guy. "
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" I'm a very proud actor. "
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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'm not going to just say nice things about everybody unless I mean it. "
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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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" Milos said, You're my first choice. From my point of view, that doesn't pay the rent. I said, Tell me what I have to do next because I'm busy painting my kitchen. "
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" I'm just having a wonderful time. It's an interesting thing that I'm very comfortable with this material and I don't know why. Maybe it's because I did MacBeth. "
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" The only reason I signed on for a speech and drama course was because I thought it would be easy, but as soon as I stepped on the stage, I thought, 'This is exactly where I belong.' "
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" I cannot imagine not working. I don't understand the word 'retirement.' "
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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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" 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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" One of the great values of the theater is a communal search for truth; I believe that sincerely. "
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