154 Quotes by Frank Abagnale

Most people don't reconcile their bank accounts.

I kept a notebook, a surreptitious journal in which I jotted down phrases, technical data, miscellaneous information, names, dates, places, telephone numbers, thoughts, and a collection of other data I thought was necessary or might prove helpful.

Every breach you look at occurred because somebody inside did something they weren't supposed to do. Sometimes there's an accomplice, but most of the time, it's innocent.

I learned early that class is universally admired.

Almost any fault, sin or crime is considered more leniently if there's a touch of class involved.

I owe a debt to my country 800 times greater than I could ever repay.

It's about taking the time to research and think things out. Honest people and criminals do the same thing; just the direction, good or bad, is different.

I was very blessed it was Steven Spielberg who made the movie. He was very much into the redemption side of the story. They asked him in an interview why he had owned the rights to this story for 20 years before he made the movie, and he said, 'I wanted to see what the real Frank Abagnale did with his life before I immortalised him on film.'

You have to believe in what you do. Take something you truly believe in and go about it in an honest way.