Frank W. Abagnale Quotes

Frank William Abagnale Jr. is an American security consultant known for his history as a former confidence trickster, check forger, and impostor between the ages of 15 and 21. He became one of the most famous impostors ever, claiming to have assumed no fewer than eight identities, including an airline pilot, a physician, a U.S. Bureau of Prisons agent, and a lawyer. He escaped from police custody twice , before he was 21 years old. He served less than five years in prison before starting to work for the federal government. He is currently a consultant and lecturer for the FBI academy and field offices. He also runs Abagnale & Associates, a financial fraud consultancy company.

Abagnale's life story inspired the Academy Award-nominated feature film Catch Me If You Can , starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Abagnale and Tom Hanks as the FBI agent pursuing him, as well as a Broadway musical, which are based on his autobiography of the same name.

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Famous Frank W. Abagnale Quotes

“If my forgeries looked as bad as the CBS documents, it would have been 'Catch Me In Two Days'.”

Frank W. Abagnale

When asked his opinion of the Killian memos. <br class="br"> Frank Abagnale Jr. - Biography http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007646/bio, Internet Movie Database, accessed 2008-10-12

“Remember what being an adult is: It has nothing to do with money or awards.”

Frank W. Abagnale

Frank Abagnale, Abagnale &amp; Associates http://www.abagnale.com/news102006.asp Abagnale &amp; Associates Website, accessed 2008-10-12

“I stole every nickel, dime and dollar and blew it on fine threads, luxurious lodgings, fantastic foxes and other sensual goodies. I partied in every capital in Europe and bask on all the worlds most famous beaches.”

Frank W. Abagnale

Variant: I stole every nickel, dime and dollar and blew it on fine threads, luxurious lodgings, fantastic foxes and other sensual goodies. I partied in every capital in Europe and bask on all the worlds most famous beaches.
Source: Catch Me if You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake, 2002, Ch.1 Pg.4(a), Ch.1 Pg. 11(b),Back cover(c), Ch.6 Pg.116(d)

“What I did in my youth is hundreds of times easier today. Technology breeds crime.”

Frank W. Abagnale

Frank Abagnale on how easy it is with modern technology to commit fraud <br class="br"> Frank Abagnale Jr. - Biography http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007646/bio, Internet Movie Database, accessed 2008-10-12

Frank W. Abagnale Quotes

“Frank Abagnale could write a check on toilet paper, drawn on the Confederate States Treasury, sign it 'U. R. Hooked' and cash it at any bank in town, using a Hong Kong driver's license for identification.”

Frank W. Abagnale

Source: Catch Me if You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake, 2002, Ch.1 Pg.4(a), Ch.1 Pg. 11(b),Back cover(c), Ch.6 Pg.116(d)

“I made a lot of exits through side doors, down fire escapes or over rooftops. I abandoned more wardrobes in the course of five years than most men acquire in a lifetime. I was slipperier than a buttered escargot.”

Frank W. Abagnale

Source: Catch Me if You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake, 2002, Ch.1 Pg.4(a), Ch.1 Pg. 11(b),Back cover(c), Ch.6 Pg.116(d)

“I did not make this film about Frank Abagnale because of what he did.. but because of what he has done with his life the past 30 years.”

Frank W. Abagnale

Steven Spielberg Abagnale &amp; Associates - Home, 2008-10-12, Webmaster, Abagnale &amp; Associates http://www.abagnale.com/index2.asp,

“He understood whatever those hidden mechanisms are that convince people to trust you. I kind of watched him and absorbed what I could from him.”

Frank W. Abagnale

Leonardo DiCaprio on the set of Catch Me if You Can <br class="br"> Leonardo DiCaprio Catch Me if You Can Interview, 2008-10-12, Alec Cawthorne, 2003-01-16, BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/01/16/leonardo_dicaprio_catch_me_if_you_can_interview.shtml,

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