Catch Me If You Can * Quotes

"Two little mice fell in a bucket of cream. The first mouse quickly gave up and drowned. The second mouse, wouldn't quit. He struggled so hard that eventually he churned that cream into butter and crawled out. Gentlemen, as of this moment, I am that second mouse."

Frank Sr.: "You know why the Yankees always win, Frank?"
Frank Jr.: "'Cause they have Mickey Mantle?"
Frank Sr.: "No, it's 'cause the other teams can't stop staring at those damn pinstripes."

Principal Evans: "Mr. and Mrs. Abagnale, this is not a question of your son's attendance. I regret to inform you that, for the past week, Frank has been teaching Mrs. Glasser's French class."
Paula Abagnale: "He what?"
Principal Evans: "Your son has been pretending to be a substitute teacher, lecturing the students, uh, giving out homework, uh. Mrs. Glasser has been ill, there was some confusion with the real sub. Your son held a teacher-parent conference yesterday and was planning a class field trip to a French bread factory in Trenton."

"Ah, people only know what you tell them, Carl."

Paula Abagnale: "Just tell me how much he owes and I'll pay you back."
Carl Hanratty: "So far, it's about 1.3 million dollars."

"Dear Dad, you always told me that an honest man has nothing to fear, so I'm trying my best not to be afraid."
[written in letter]

Tom Fox: "He doesn't have a passport."
Carl Hanratty: "For the last six months, he's gone to Harvard and Berkeley. I'm betting he can get a passport."