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Frank Abnagale's Comments on the movie and book (2002) [0]. I don't know if his story is true or not. But regardless of his story, his talk at Google is one of
by tchalla 5y ago
Frank Abnagale's Comments on the movie and book (2002) [0]. I don't know if his story is true or not. But regardless of his story, his talk at Google is one of the best ones I've heard [1].
> I was interviewed by the co-writer only about four times. I believe he did a great job of telling the story, but he also over dramatized and exaggerated some of the story. That was his style and what the editor wanted. He always reminded me that he was just telling a story and not writing my biography. This is one of the reasons that from the very beginning, I insisted the publisher put a disclaimer in the book and tapes.
[0] https://www.abagnale.com/comments.htm https://www.abagnale.com/comments.htm
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsMydMDi3rI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsMydMDi3rI
- OmarShehata 5y agoThey reference this talk in the article. I also used to think it was an amazing talk...too bad it's almost entirely fiction.
- hcrisp 5y agoI read the book when I was younger and later watched the Google talk. I remember thinking as I watched the talk that things just didn't add up. A simple search online could not verify that he had ever worked with the FBI. His answers in the Q&A seemed shallow. He admitted elsewhere that his book is lacking verisimilitude. I was left with the strong feeling that, "He's probably still just pulling a con!"