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.
AL PACINOI used to think of myself as a comedian. I’ve always admired comedians.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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I don’t see my Oscar much now. But when I first got it, there was a feeling for weeks afterward that I guess is akin to winning a gold medal in the Olympics.
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I don’t like a lot of things like [Iraq], I never did. Being in a position of celebrity and having your words carry such unnatural weight…
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When you’re acting for a camera, it keeps taking and never giving back.
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It’s so funny when people who are not used to making movies get into it. You just can’t believe how insufferably boring it is.
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I don’t think actors should ever expect to get a role, because the disappointment is too great.
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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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Whether he’s doing great acting or not, you’re seeing somebody who is in the tradition of a great actor.
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I didn’t want anything written about me. Then, you know, things happen, finally it’s OK and I trust Larry. Nothing about it is salacious in any way.
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If you get all tangled up, just tango on.
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The actor becomes an emotional athlete. The process is painful – my personal life suffers.
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I went to Performing Arts because that was the only school that would accept me. My scholastic level was not very high.
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My weaknesses… I wish I could come up with something.
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After looking at Salomaybe, I don’t know who the hell the real me is. I think it’s closest now to the real me because for one thing, I’m used to this.
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My movies are always being played on television, I’m very well known and all that stuff.
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I’ve been a lavatory attendant, a theatre usher, a panhandler, all for real. Now, as an actor, I can be a journalist today and a brain surgeon tomorrow. That’s the stuff my dreams are made of.
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