I had these little babies [my twins] and it gave me something so spectacular, such a feeling – I was so turned on and so excited by them that I wrote a poem.
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More Al Pacino Quotes
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It’s not personal, it’s strictly business
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I come from the South Bronx – a true descendant of the melting pot. I grew up in a really mixed neighborhood; it was a very integrated life.
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There’s something to learn from it. I’ve had movies that have failed colossally, so you kind of analyze your failures.
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I’d probably have the same pause if you asked me what my strengths are. Maybe they’re the same thing.
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I was watching Revolution, and the things I did in that picture, holy smokes! I can’t believe I did that, it’s like another person. It’s the thought of it, it’s just appalling to me.
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Shakespeare is one of the reasons I’ve stayed an actor. Sometimes I spend full days doing Shakespeare by myself, just for the joy of reading it, saying those words.
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There was a time in my life when being dishonest with women was the natural way to be. I finally said, “Hey, I have to stop this silliness.”
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I do believe, and I will always believe, that Shakespeare on film is really something that should be tried more often because it is an opportunity to take the humanity that Shakespeare writes into characters and express it.
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I’m naturally shy but I’ve done this [movie Salomaybe] so much and you get better at it than you would think.
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I can see [ talent or curiosity for acting] in my oldest daughter [Julia Marie Pacino]. I don’t know how long she’ll run away from it, but it’s there in her.
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Women have always had equal importance onstage, and working with them must have altered my sensibilities.
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I was quite overtaken by success and fame. I was one of those types who responded to it in a negative way. It was not easy.
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There are a couple of times I would’ve liked to have married. I think I made a mistake, especially once.
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The literal, basic thing of the stage is really like a magnet. It brings me back to earth.
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I understand it on a superficial level, but the depth of it just boggles my mind. I think it’s probably the greatest of all speeches ever written.
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