Pretty soon I’ll start worrying about [my fame] because [my children] carry my name and they have that exposure.
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.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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It’s not personal, it’s strictly business
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My dad was in the army. World War II. He got his college education from the army. After World War II he became an insurance salesman.
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My own celebrity, my own life. This is semi-autobiographical in terms of my commitment to this kind of thing.
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I’ve never felt sensitive to the whole issue, because being macho has never been a problem with me.
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Playing a character is an illusion, and I feel that when you know too much about a person, possibly part of that illusion is disrupted.
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I put comedy as much as I can into all my movies, if I can help it.
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Chekhov was as important to me as anybody as a writer.
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You’ll never be alone if you’ve got a book.
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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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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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I like, for instance, ‘Serpico.’ I enjoyed playing Serpico because Frank Serpico was there. He existed. He was a real life person and I could – I could embody him. I could, you know.
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It’s easy to fool the eye but it’s hard to fool the heart.
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Show me a bad script and I will show you a big payday.
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Freedom, baby, is never having to say youre sorry.
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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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