I think what you see [in Salome the play backstage] is an artist having this fit of temperament.
AL PACINODid you know I started out as a stand-up comic? People don’t believe me when I tell them. That’s how I saw myself, in comedy.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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I destroy it because it’s no longer coming from my unconscious.
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I personally think if you’re given four months instead of four weeks on a play, with the people who want to work that way.
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It wasn’t until I got older that I realized acting was something I could really do.
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When [Julia Marie Pacino] was 5 or 6 years old, we were in an Italian restaurant, and these people came by the table and they would start talking to me, asking me for my autograph and she just went under the table.
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The whole thing is, they never asked for it, that kingdom.
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I don’t understand the hatred and fear of gays and bisexuals and lesbians… it’s a concept I honestly cannot grasp.
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I’ve never felt sensitive to the whole issue, because being macho has never been a problem with me.
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sometimes it’s better to be with the devil u know than the angel u didn’t know
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The problem with me is, I guess, the way I express myself, you have to be with me 50 years before you can get a sense of what I’m talking about.
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The reasons you have for doing a movie will vary with the way your life is going. There was a time when a made a some movies because I felt I needed to work.
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When I was doing ‘Scarface,’ I remember being in love at that time. One of the few times in my life. And I was so glad it was at that time.
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I’ve often said there’s two kinds of actors. There’s a more gregarious type and the shy type.
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Without coffee something’s missing
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You’ll never be alone if you’ve got a book.
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I was shocked when I heard about Paul Newman retiring at age 82. Most actors just fade away like old soldiers.
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