Any project that I find encouraging that isn’t attached to a studio, I can go to them, which I definitely would. You have to take an interest in what you do.
AL PACINOI was playing a part of someone dealing dope on a street corner – and there was a guy actually dealing heroin right there. I looked at him, he looked at me, and I got real confused.
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I didn’t want anything written about me. Then, you know, things happen, finally it’s OK and I trust Larry. Nothing about it is salacious in any way.
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My best advice to any young person is, if you want kids, be careful who you have them with. That’s my mantra.
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When my mother got home from work, she would take me to the movies.
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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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If you can identify with people, you can empathize with people and therefore you understand things.
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You take a guy like George Clooney who goes out there to Darfur, and gets things done! That’s magical. He’s done a great thing.
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An actor basically likes to be asked to do something, no matter what position he’s in. It feels more natural. Sitting and waiting is more gratifying.
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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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Many years ago, in the late ’70s, I toured colleges along the East Coast and I presented a kind of show where I got a lot of books and poetry and pieces of [William] Shakespeare and other writers that I admire.
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It’s easy to fool the eye but it’s hard to fool the heart.
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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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Learning (Shakespeare’s plays) …in school was a bit of a bore.
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They cost nothing, and they can be as real as you like to make them. You own your dreams and they are priceless.
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I didn’t want the book [of memoirs] out, naturally – Larry [Grobel] knew that for 20 years, 15 at least,
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Being the actors of the craft, the trade, one of the big things you do and you learn is about repeating.
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