Their minds, the way in which they se the world is so striking, the way they juxtapose things, the way they can see humor in people. There’s a liberation in that.
AL PACINOI probably write a poem every 50 years.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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You don’t get to know anybody in a movie until after it’s over. You work less together in a film than you do onstage.
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I have a life and do a lot of things, and so far my work has been my life.
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The play is the source, it is orchestrated with words. In a movie, you are not dealing with as much as that. There are machines and wires.
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The difference between the actor and the painter is that the actor would buy somebody a knish in order to have them watch him act.
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I turned down a lot of films before I made my first one. I knew that it was time for me to get into movies.
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Responsibilities are relative. My responsibility is to a character in a script, to a part I’m playing.
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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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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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My early career was a real rush of movies and stardom – it was almost overwhelming.
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I found out how temperamental I am, yes. And that sometimes that can be kind of off-putting.
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[Julie Marie Pacino]is a great ballplayer, which I wanted to be. She did make four films by the time she was 14 but we’re not going to talk about that.
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If you get all tangled up, just tango on.
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I once asked my oldest daughter [Julia Marie] if she thought about changing her name in school and she said, “No, I’m a Pacino. That’s my name.”
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You’re in a conversation and everybody’s agreeing with what you’re saying – even if you say something totally crazy. You need people who can tell you what you don’t want to hear.
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My first language was shy. It’s only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness.
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