a Hollywood tradition. It's a miracle when someone like Vivian Blaine is retained for 'Guys and Dolls' (1955) or Frank Langella for 'Frost/Nixon.' You know, Warren Beatty was pondering whether he would do Nixon. And thank goodness we got Langella. 
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Quotes about Frank Langella
Frank Langella is one of the great American actors of all time. But when you ask anyone about him they'll say 'He was Dracula.' That was 30 years ago
said Richard Crouse
in CTV
There is no part of Frank Langella's personality has anything to do with Richard Nixon whatsoever. He is not only making us believe and understand and relate to somebody we think we kind of know, but it has nothing to do with his personality. It's complete emerging.
was said
in CBS News
I created five different noses ... Choice 1 was basically Langella's nose with two bumps. Choice 5 was a full-blown Nixon nose, but it looked a little gross on Frank's face.
said David Anderson
Quotes from articles mentioning Frank Langella
I would say of everybody I’ve ever played, Nixon has lingered with me longer and has given me more pause for introspection about my inner self, my own demons, my own masks.
was said
in Times Online
It isn’t very, because that’s what I do. At the moment I’m living very much in Sir Thomas More’s soul.
was said
in Times Online
My belief is, if you don’t get the soul of a character, you haven’t got him
said Frank Langella
in Times Online
There was a physical difference as well. I had to lay down in the make-up chair for two hours every morning. Even though the make-up is incredibly subtle and not detectable, it took two hours to create it. Physiognomy is destiny. Had he had a different face, a more charming smile, he wouldn’t have come out so bad. He was just somebody they liked to kick around and make fun of because it was easy.
was said
in Times Online
