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" I'm the spokesperson for the Multifaith Alliance for Syrian Refugees. My father was from Syria. It's an American initiative, and it's multi-faith. So, it's maybe 60-65 different organisations, Jews, Christians, Hindus... Anyway, it's very important and serious. "

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" I don't want to talk in terms of miracles. I think this is a very serious situation. But I do want to talk in terms of Bush becoming a man of the hour, and I think this is way to do it. "

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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. "

" 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?' "

" 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. "

" My Oscar has appeared in every play I've done since - not in view of the audience, but for my colleagues to enjoy. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I acted my heart out. "

" I'm a very proud actor. "

" The difficulty is capturing surprise on film. "

" I'm not going to just say nice things about everybody unless I mean it. "

" 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. "

" I like to teach. And when I spot talent without ambition, it makes me angry. I give students short shrift if they're not willing to do the work. Relying on talent is not enough. "

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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. "

" 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. "

" I always play these bad guys, and I'm really a nice guy. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

F. Murray Abraham

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" My family is blue-collar - coal miners and steelworkers. My father was an automobile mechanic, and us boys were brought up to work. I used to pump gasoline at 11 cents a gallon. I thought I would like to be a first-rate mechanic; a respected, hard-working man. "

" I have two brothers buried in the military cemetery in Texas. I don't want to see any more of that. "

" One of the great values of the theater is a communal search for truth; I believe that sincerely. "

" 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. "

" I think creativity is spiritual. I absolutely believe that. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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? "

" There are real tricks to getting a job that I just don't like or understand - it feels too close to pandering. I've tried it, but it doesn't work. "

F. Murray Abraham

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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. "