I went back to the stage because it was my way of dealing with the success I had, my way of coping.
AL PACINOI’m naturally shy but I’ve done this [movie Salomaybe] so much and you get better at it than you would think.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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It’s not personal, it’s strictly business
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A good warm bath can be one for you, or a whatever.
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Shakespeare’s plays are more violent than ‘Scarface.’
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On any given Sunday you’re gonna win or you’re gonna lose. The point is — can you win or lose like a man?
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I used to think of myself as a comedian. I’ve always admired comedians.
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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 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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Acting is hard work. At times, it’s very energizing and enervating.
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Sometimes you’re fighting corporations and forget that people can talk to each other.
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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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I never saw myself as a director. It’s certainly a second language but making movies for 40 years, you pick stuff up. However, this style of making movies, this documentary style, is easier for me because I gather a lot of material and with an editor, write it on screen. You try to write based on what you shot.
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Either I act or I die.
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When my mother got home from work, she would take me to the movies.
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An actor basically likes to be asked to do something, no matter what position he’s in. It feels more natural. Sitting and waiting is more gratifying.
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Freedom, baby, is never having to say youre sorry.
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