I don’t think actors should ever expect to get a role, because the disappointment is too great.
AL PACINOI had it on scraps of paper and the maid threw it out.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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When you perform with a live audience, the audience comes back to you.
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I did say to her that I thought that she had a real gift, and it’s a good idea to know that. It’s always good to go with your gift.
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And I didn’t think about the material as much. But sometimes I’ve thought about the material a lot and thought I was doing the right thing, and it didn’t work out.
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I used to think of myself as a comedian. I’ve always admired comedians.
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I went back to the stage because it was my way of dealing with the success I had, my way of coping.
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It’s not personal, it’s strictly business
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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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They say we die twice – once when the last breath leaves our body and once when the last person we know says our name.
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It turned out that time doesn’t heal the wound , but in its so merciful way , blunts the edges ever so slightly
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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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In America most everybody who’s Italian is half Italian. Except me. I’m all Italian. I’m mostly Sicilian, and I have a little bit of Neapolitan in me. You get your full dose with me.
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My weaknesses… I wish I could come up with something.
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Either I act or I die.
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It wasn’t until I got older that I realized acting was something I could really do.
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The literal, basic thing of the stage is really like a magnet. It brings me back to earth.
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