I was watching Revolution, and the things I did in that picture, holy smokes! I can’t believe I did that, it’s like another person. It’s the thought of it, it’s just appalling to me.
AL PACINOI think what you see [in Salome the play backstage] is an artist having this fit of temperament.
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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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I’ve always been in the theater. I’ve always gone to it. That’s been my way to cope.
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I like women who can cook. That’s first. Love is very important, but you’ve got to have a friend first.
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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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Show me a bad script and I will show you a big payday.
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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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We live in a world where the more you’re working, the more things you do. It’s a workaday world.
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It’s not personal, it’s strictly business
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Read it to the class and then afterward we would talk and I would answer questions. It was really a way of expressing and finding out about where I was at that particular time, so it was very therapeutic for me.
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I understand it on a superficial level, but the depth of it just boggles my mind. I think it’s probably the greatest of all speeches ever written.
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Learning (Shakespeare’s plays) …in school was a bit of a bore.
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You try to maintain a neutral approach to your work, and not be too hard on yourself.
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There is something to the repeats. I think that is part of what is healthy to young actors. Get out and learn something just through doing that, repeating.
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Either we heal now, as a team, or we will die as individuals.
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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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