There are biographies, I looked at a lot of photographs of him, I heard his voice over and over and over again. You get in there and get to know the man by all of those pieces of information. David Strathairn Read Quote
So much money and energy is expended making a film that I think it should be used for positive ends. David Strathairn Read Quote
In order to crash the party and be a clown with your own skit, you had to be there for quite a while. David Strathairn Read Quote
In this film George presents issues that are important, essential and vital, whoever you are, about constitutional rights and the bedrock of a democracy. I am drawn to those kinds of stories because they inspire me – they are responsible to a populace and responsible to man. David Strathairn Read Quote
I checked out all types of tobacco trying to find one that would be easiest to live with, I ended up using pipe tobacco. It burned slower, and it wasn’t as harsh on my throat… It also smelled better. David Strathairn Read Quote
When you’re creating a character out of nothing, you have to make all the guesses as to how they walk, how they talk, how they think. It was all there on the table for us to pick and choose for Murrow. David Strathairn Read Quote
I think the film is beautifully realised. His legacy as a journalist was recorded – as it were – well, and certainly the important issues of the ’50s – or even today – are delivered and presented to the audience in a rather honest and objective way. David Strathairn Read Quote
If anyone was talking about journalism in the ’50s – it was Edward R.Murrow. David Strathairn Read Quote
