You take a guy like George Clooney who goes out there to Darfur, and gets things done! That’s magical. He’s done a great thing.
AL PACINOI do Shakespeare when I am feeling a certain way.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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You try to maintain a neutral approach to your work, and not be too hard on yourself.
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I picked the wrong movie, or I didn’t pursue a character, but everything you do is part of you and you get something from it.
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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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Sometimes you’re fighting corporations and forget that people can talk to each other.
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There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
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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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There is only one way of surviving all the early heartbreaks in this business. You must have a sense of humor. And I think it also helps if you are a dreamer. I had my dreams all right. And that is something no one can ever take away.
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Opinions I have about anything are in my personal 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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The only thing in this world that gives orders is balls.
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My dad was in the army. World War II. He got his college education from the army. After World War II he became an insurance salesman.
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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 was shocked when I heard about Paul Newman retiring at age 82. Most actors just fade away like old soldiers.
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That was the first thing I was struck by, not by the acting, not by anything else, but by the physicality.
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A good warm bath can be one for you, or a whatever.
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