I come from the South Bronx – a true descendant of the melting pot. I grew up in a really mixed neighborhood; it was a very integrated life.
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.
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People are always asking me to do Shakespeare – at home, at colleges, on film locations, in restaurants. It’s like playing a piece of music, getting all the notes. It’s great therapy.
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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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Show me a bad script and I will show you a big payday.
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The fruit falls off the tree. You don’t shake it off before it’s ready to fall.
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When you’re reading some of the great plays, when you do what I call “taking up with a writer,” something happens.
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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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Opinions I have about anything are in my personal life.
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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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It’s not personal, it’s strictly business
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I’m sensing something and I’m going along with it. It reminds me of a painting, the way Jackson Pollack painted – Jackson Pollack, the great, great artist.
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Man is a little bit better than his reputation, and a little bit worse
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Here in these films [Salome the play and Salomaybe], I have the opportunity to say something about how I feel about things.
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I put comedy as much as I can into all my movies, if I can help it.
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If I was a painter no one would question me about my age. I’m an artist, I hate saying that.
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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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