F. Murray Abraham Professions : Actor Born : October 24, 1939 Browse All Authors Top 33 quotes by F. Murray Abraham I think creativity is spiritual. I absolutely believe that. F. Murray Abraham creativity spiritual believe 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 war ideas thinking I was a hoodlum. I was a gang member, and art saved my life. F. Murray Abraham gang-members saved art 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 want desire people 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. F. Murray Abraham fighting kids children 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 miracle men thinking I have two brothers buried in the military cemetery in Texas. I don't want to see any more of that. F. Murray Abraham texas military brother I'm not going to just say nice things about everybody unless I mean it. F. Murray Abraham nice-things nice mean 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. F. Murray Abraham russia son firsts I really like to experiment. That's the only way I can work. It's instinctive. F. Murray Abraham experiments working-it way All the stuff that you visualized that was going to work so beautifully, you discover is trashed, so you jump to something else. F. Murray Abraham going-to-work stuff 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 president way thinking 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. F. Murray Abraham materials wonderful interesting 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. F. Murray Abraham preparation sitting men 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 kitchen choices views 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. F. Murray Abraham cameras steps men 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. F. Murray Abraham party character way 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 places just beginning their lives. F. Murray Abraham gun hands thinking 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. F. Murray Abraham home giving kids The difficulty is capturing surprise on film. F. Murray Abraham difficulty surprise film Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actor All Authors
