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.
AL PACINOI thought it was time to show some of it, to show some of my feelings about things and what I preferred at the time. I prefer them still but not to the extent I did at the time.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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If you get all tangled up, just tango on.
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Chekhov was as important to me as anybody as a writer.
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That’s the way to live – around people who care. It may be a tough ride, but something is going to come out of it.
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I’m always on a red carpet . . . the other day I thought, this ain’t bad. You can meet people on it.
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I used to think of myself as a comedian. I’ve always admired comedians.
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Great directors can understand the staging in such a way that can make a scene come alive. Others have a certain way of pacing the scene.
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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 was watching Revolution, and the things I did in that picture, holy smokes! I can’t believe I did that, it’s like another person. It’s the thought of it, it’s just appalling to me.
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[Oscar Wilde’s Salome screenplay] is not autobiographical in a sense where you go to my house and see my kids and stuff like that, but that’s why I guess it’s semi-autobiographical.
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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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The reasons you have for doing a movie will vary with the way your life is going. There was a time when a made a some movies because I felt I needed to work.
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The stage is different ; there’s more to act. There are more demands put on you, more experiences to go through.
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I’ve always been in the theater. I’ve always gone to it. That’s been my way to cope.
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I would say I am more concerned with the plays I’m going to do than the movies.
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There are a couple of times I would’ve liked to have married. I think I made a mistake, especially once.
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