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Failure’s relative. I’ve always felt, even early on, if I lose the freedom to fail, something’s not right about that. It’s how you treat failure, too.

Al Pacino

Playing a character is an illusion, and I feel that when you know too much about a person, possibly part of that illusion is disrupted.
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Character Feel Illusion Much Persson Play Too
At one point he took the robes he was wearing and just started flipping them up in the air, out of nowhere. And later, an actor said to him.
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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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Many years ago, in the late ’70s, I toured colleges along the East Coast and I presented a kind of show where I got a lot of books and poetry and pieces of [William] Shakespeare and other writers that I admire.
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To be really obvious about something, if somebody straps an M1 on your shoulder and throws you in Iraq.
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What’s this thing that gets between us and Shakespeare?
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Between Person Theatre Thing
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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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’d probably have the same pause if you asked me what my strengths are. Maybe they’re the same thing.
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Ask Pause Probably Same Strength Thing
I’m an actor, not a star. Stars are people who live in Hollywood and have heart-shaped swimming pools.
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You’ll never be alone if you’ve got a book.
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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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They cost nothing, and they can be as real as you like to make them. You own your dreams and they are priceless.
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There was once a great actor named George C. Scott. He was on stage in the Delacourt Theater in Central Park, where they do Shakespeare every summer, and he was playing Shylock in The Merchant of Venice.
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A good warm bath can be one for you, or a whatever.
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Romantic love can be a lot of crap, though, let me tell you. And it can hurt you.
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A kiss is a lusty dollop of dessert to be served with desire and savored with passion.
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When I was younger, I would go to auditions to have the opportunity to audition, which would mean another chance to get up there and try out my stuff.
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The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you.
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I used to think of myself as a comedian. I’ve always admired comedians.
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I hope the perception is that I’m an actor, I never intended to be a movie star.
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Look, but don’t touch. Touch, but don’t taste. Taste, but don’t swallow.
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It turned out that time doesn’t heal the wound , but in its so merciful way , blunts the edges ever so slightly
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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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I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.
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What kind of failure was it? A failure because it’s misunderstood by others? A failure because you misunderstood it yourself?
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There was a time in my life when being dishonest with women was the natural way to be. I finally said, “Hey, I have to stop this silliness.”
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Failure’s relative. I’ve always felt, even early on, if I lose the freedom to fail, something’s not right about that. It’s how you treat failure, too.

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