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
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 50saudiencebeautifully share on social
You work enough with someone and you develop a shorthand. You know how he likes to work through the day and he knows where you're vulnerable and where your weaknesses and strengths are, so it makes for a good team, a team that knows who's over there behind your back. David Strathairn backdaydevelop share on social
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 clowncrashorder Change image and 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