Pretty soon I’ll start worrying about [my fame] because [my children] carry my name and they have that exposure.
AL PACINOThe difference between the actor and the painter is that the actor would buy somebody a knish in order to have them watch him act.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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It’s never really that much fun for me to do movies anyway, because you – you know, you have to get up very early in the morning and you have to go in and you spend a lot of time waiting around.
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So I’ve been doing everything that has to do with being next to them, close to them.
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The thing that can get you a little upset is when people say other people are better than you. That can bug you.
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Drinking and smoking grass were a part of my life as far back as I can remember.
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I believe in one day at a time; you’ve got TODAY, that’s what you’ ve got.
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When I was a younger actor, I would try to keep it serious all day. But I have found, later on, that the lighter I am about things when I’m going to do a big scene that’s dramatic and takes a lot out of you, the better off I am when I come to it.
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Opinions I have about anything are in my personal life.
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I don’t need bodyguards. I’m from the South Bronx.
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I’d probably have the same pause if you asked me what my strengths are. Maybe they’re the same thing.
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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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So that you and the audience are giving to each other, in a sense. It’s an extraordinary thing. It’s wild turf up there.
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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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I found they took a lot out of you and they were exhausting for me in a lot of ways.
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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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The physical stamina [in Revolution]. I was just shocked by it. I didn’t think I had it in me ever, and I wasn’t terribly young when I did it. I was in my early forties.
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