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
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
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
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. F. Murray Abraham
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
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
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? F. Murray Abraham
