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 burncheckeasy share on social
I think George just nailed the whole thing, the whole time period, the whole look and feel of what that newsroom was like. I did a lot of research for the role and believe me, it's all pretty genuine, down to the very last cigarette butt. David Strathairn buttcigarettefeel share on social
It's like a piece of music; you never lose sight of the theme. Each scene pushes off to the next like music builds and you can almost hear the next chord progression, so it has a strict structure, which is very compelling. David Strathairn buildchordcompel share on social
If anyone was talking about journalism in the '50s - it was Edward R.Murrow. David Strathairn 50sedwardjournalism Change image and share on social
Film is our literature, so we should tell stories that are apropos of our culture, in that we can learn something about ourselves. David Strathairn aproposculturefilm Change image and share on social
Television and film are our libraries now. Our history books. David Strathairn bookfilmhistory Change image and share on social
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 biographyhearinformation Change image and share on social
It would be real nice to have some kind of bell or whistle attached to this film - it would give it a longer life. People seem to need that validation to go to a film these days. David Strathairn attachbellday Change image and share on social
So much money and energy is expended making a film that I think it should be used for positive ends. David Strathairn endenergyexpend Change image and share on social
I don't think I could've carried the weight that Murrow carried. David Strathairn carryhavemurrow Change image and share on social
