Frank Abagnale quotes

Frank Abagnale is an American security consultant and former con artist who became famous for his history of fraud and deception. His daring exploits inspired the popular movie "Catch Me If You Can." He now helps organizations fight fraud and educates people on preventing financial crimes. Here are 27 of his quotes:

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

Frank Abagnale

I stole every nickel and blew it on fine threads, luxurious lodgings, fantastic foxes, and other sensual goodies. I partied in every capital in Europe and basked on all the world's most famous beaches.

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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 Abagnale

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

Frank Abagnale

A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father.

Frank Abagnale

My proudest moment was probably when my oldest boy finished law school and went on to become an FBI agent. It was just beyond my imagination that - with my background - my own son would become an FBI agent.

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Why do the Yankees always win? The other team can't stop looking at the pinstripes.

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What bothered me most was their lack of style. 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.

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In the old days, a con man would be good looking, suave, well dressed, well spoken and presented themselves real well. Those days are gone because it's not necessary. The people committing these crimes are doing them from hundreds of miles away.

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If I had to place any blame for my future nefarious actions, I'd put it on the Ford. That Ford fractured every moral fiber in my body. It introduced me to girls, and I didn't come to my senses for six years. They were wonderful years.

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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 Abagnale

We all grow up. Hopefully, we get wiser. Age brings wisdom, and fatherhood changes one's life completely.

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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.

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The front of a cheque alone gives someone enough information to steal your identity.

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Im a true believer that you have a moral obligation to keep your employees honest, and that is why you have controls, so Im never tempted or put in a position where I could do something to defraud my employer.

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Most people are fascinated by what I did as a teenager, but when I look back at my life, I don't think very much about those years. I was an opportunist and got away with things because I was very young, but I went to prison and came out and remade my life.

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The police can't protect consumers. People need to be more aware and educated about identity theft. You need to be a little bit wiser, a little bit smarter and there's nothing wrong with being skeptical. We live in a time when if you make it easy for someone to steal from you, someone will.

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If you happen to tell me where you were born, your date of birth and that kind of information, then I'm 98 percent of the way to stealing your identity.

Frank Abagnale

Whether you're earning $7 an hour or $700,000 a year, it's very important to protect your credit rating.

Frank Abagnale

When people ask me about being portrayed onscreen by Leonardo DiCaprio, I always say, 'I love it - no matter how old I get, people are going to think that's what I look like.'

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When 'Catch Me If You Can' was published back in 1980, I never dreamed that it would become a bestseller, much less a major motion picture and now a big Broadway musical. What's amazing about the book is that it has never gone out of print.

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I don't use a debit card. The safest thing is a credit card because you're using the bank's money. If someone accesses your information, they are stealing the bank's money, not yours.

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