The story of Salome, the play itself and what it is, what it contains, and my journey as an actor, as a director, as a filmmaker, as a person struggling with whatever I’m struggling with.
AL PACINOI 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.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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I found out how temperamental I am, yes. And that sometimes that can be kind of off-putting.
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I have a life and do a lot of things, and so far my work has been my life.
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I’m not a violent person, never was, but I have this temperament that I’ve always displayed.
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I’m more comfortable in a play. In film, there’s always a certain sense of control, of holding back.
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All due respect and trying to be as modest as I can be,
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You’ll never be alone if you’ve got a book.
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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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I try to get some friends together and read a script aloud. Sometimes I read scripts and record them and play them back to see if there’s a movie.
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Shakespeare is one of the reasons I’ve stayed an actor. Sometimes I spend full days doing Shakespeare by myself, just for the joy of reading it, saying those words.
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Their minds, the way in which they se the world is so striking, the way they juxtapose things, the way they can see humor in people. There’s a liberation in that.
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I’m constantly striving to break through to something new.
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Did you know I started out as a stand-up comic? People don’t believe me when I tell them. That’s how I saw myself, in comedy.
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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 put comedy as much as I can into all my movies, if I can help it.
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I am a dancer. But I don’t think I would be on ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ mainly because I would be too shy.
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