Ah, people only know what you tell them, Carl.
Read more Frank Abagnale Jr. QuotesFrom: Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Frank Abagnale, Jr. : Your honor, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, this is irrefutable evidence that the defendant is, in fact, lying.Judge : Mr. Conners, this is a preliminary hearing. There is no... defendant. There is no... jury. It's just me. Son... what in the HELL is wrong with you?
Assistant Director Marsh : I'd like for you to take a look at something, tell me what you think.Assistant Director Marsh : How do you know? You haven't looked at it.Frank Abagnale, Jr. : There's no perforated edge, right? This check was hand-cut, not fed. The paper's double-bonded, much too heavy to be a bank check. Magnetic ink, it's raised against my fingers, not flat. This doesn't smell like MICR, it's some kind of, uh, some kind of drafting ink. The kind you get at a stationery store.Assistant Director Marsh : Frank, would you be interested in working for the FBI's Financial Crimes Unit?Frank Abagnale, Jr. : I've already got a job here, you know. I, uh, deliver the mail.Assistant Director Marsh : Frank, we have the power to take you out of prison. You'd be placed in the custody of the FBI where you'd serve out the remainder of your sentence as an employee of the Federal Government.Frank Abagnale, Jr. : Under whose custody?
Carl Hanratty : But, sir, we're gonna let him get away.Assistant Director Marsh : No, Carl, you let him get away.