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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More Al Pacino Quotes
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I go all over the world, I have access to many things, many people, many places and it’s wonderful. But now I’m at a point where.
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I don’t like a lot of things like [Iraq], I never did. Being in a position of celebrity and having your words carry such unnatural weight…
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All due respect and trying to be as modest as I can be,
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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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Freedom, baby, is never having to say youre sorry.
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Acting is hard work. At times, it’s very energizing and enervating.
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There is only one way of surviving all the early heartbreaks in this business. You must have a sense of humor. And I think it also helps if you are a dreamer. I had my dreams all right. And that is something no one can ever take away.
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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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Jamie Foxx does a good rendition of me. It’s a real gift, mimicry of that kind, the tonal thing. It’s sort of like having a talent for playing an instrument.
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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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When you perform with a live audience, the audience comes back to you.
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You never open your mouth until you know what the shot is.
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One of the things that made me want to be an actor more than ever was seeing a Chekhov play, “The Sea Gull,” when was 14 in the Bronx.
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Lee Strasberg is like that, my grandfather was like that. These are the kinds of men I’ve had close relationships with.
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When you’re acting for a camera, it keeps taking and never giving back.
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