There are a lot of roles in Shakespeare, basically. If I feel that the script is a movie, I would be interested in doing any role of Shakespeare’s.
AL PACINOMy first language was shy. It’s only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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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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Pretty soon I’ll start worrying about [my fame] because [my children] carry my name and they have that exposure.
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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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Be careful how you judge people, most of all friends. You don’t sum up a man’s life in one moment.
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Look, but don’t touch. Touch, but don’t taste. Taste, but don’t swallow.
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I destroy it because it’s no longer coming from my unconscious.
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Sometimes the only way you can get an audience is at an audition.
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[Marlon] Brando’s a giant on every level. When he acts it’s as if he landed from another planet. A planet where they produce great actors.
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I did it in Looking for Richard, too. And I figure, if I can weave it into the actual play and get the audience interested, like the robes going up and down, they’ll pay attention long enough to consume it.
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Man is a little bit better than his reputation, and a little bit worse
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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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If you have the opportunity to meet someone as an actor, it’s just great fodder for you. It’s wonderful source stuff that we die for.
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I 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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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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I have a life and do a lot of things, and so far my work has been my life.
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