I’m more comfortable in a play. In film, there’s always a certain sense of control, of holding back.
AL PACINOI personally think if you’re given four months instead of four weeks on a play, with the people who want to work that way.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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I’m so shy now I wear sunglasses everywhere I go.
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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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Waiting around and doing these lines over and over and finally having to go in and loop the lines and dub them.
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I’m an actor, not a star. Stars are people who live in Hollywood and have heart-shaped swimming pools.
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I don’t regret anything. I feel like I’ve made what I would call mistakes.
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I don’t care if it’s a walk in the park, a look out the window, a good bubble bath – whatever. Even a meal you like, or a friend you want to call. That helps us solve all this stuff in our head.
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Show me a bad script and I will show you a big payday.
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Except if something was maybe a play on television or some great television script.
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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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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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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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They made me feel pretty good. But it also did not make me feel bad NOT winning the Academy Award.
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So that you and the audience are giving to each other, in a sense. It’s an extraordinary thing. It’s wild turf up there.
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If you can identify with people, you can empathize with people and therefore you understand things.
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Shakespeare’s plays are more violent than ‘Scarface.’
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