(6 quotes found)
“Alcatraz, the federal prison with a name like the blare of a trombone, is a black molar in the jawbone of the nation's prison system.”
Thomas E. Gaddis
“For such a heavily marked rider it was a brilliant escape. It was like escaping from Alcatraz.”
Susy Pryde
“Alcatraz is an unsafe place to actually make a movie in many ways because there are cliffs and rotting corroding steel pipes everywhere and old nails sticking up.”
Nicolas Cage
“I don't think they're going to send me to Alcatraz.”
Bill Callahan
“After going over to Alcatraz on a boat with them (Monday), I haven't changed my opinion. They're big human beings. ... They can block out the sun on you if you're not careful.”
Chan Gailey
“This Alcatraz swim is something I've wanted to do since I was a kid. Back in 1979 when (the movie) 'Escape from Alcatraz' came out, I thought, 'Heck, I could do that,' ... A few years ago I never thought it would happen. But things change.”
Terry Egan