Quotes by F. Murray Abraham

About F. Murray Abraham:

Fahrid Murray Abraham is an American actor. He became widely known during the 1980s after winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus (1984). He has appeared in many roles, both leading and supporting, in films such as All the President's Men (1976), Scarface (1983), The Name of the Rose (1986), Last Action Hero (1993), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), Finding Forrester (2000), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). He is also known for his television and theatre work and is now a regular cast member on the award-winning TV series Homeland.
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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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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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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.

F. Murray Abraham

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 love parties. I love a good time.

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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.

F. Murray Abraham

The difficulty is capturing surprise on film.

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I think creativity is spiritual. I absolutely believe that.

F. Murray Abraham

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

F. Murray Abraham

I just throw it out and see what happens. If it sounds and feels right, then I continue.

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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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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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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.

F. Murray Abraham

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

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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.

F. Murray Abraham

I acted my heart out.

F. Murray Abraham

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

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.

F. Murray Abraham

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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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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Author Bio

  • NameF. Murray Abraham
  • DescriptionAmerican actor
  • BornOctober 24, 1939
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Television Actor; Film Actor
  • AwardsAcademy Award For Best Actor