Certainly the movies were always in the air for me. I come from the era when actors thought it was a big deal to be in the movies.
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More Al Pacino Quotes
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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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The literal, basic thing of the stage is really like a magnet. It brings me back to earth.
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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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A kiss is a lusty dollop of dessert to be served with desire and savored with passion.
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I think what you see [in Salome the play backstage] is an artist having this fit of temperament.
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It was her way of getting out, and she would take me with her. I’d go home and act all the parts.
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To be really obvious about something, if somebody straps an M1 on your shoulder and throws you in Iraq.
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I’m sensing something and I’m going along with it. It reminds me of a painting, the way Jackson Pollack painted – Jackson Pollack, the great, great artist.
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If you get all tangled up, just tango on.
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I come from the South Bronx – a true descendant of the melting pot. I grew up in a really mixed neighborhood; it was a very integrated life.
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There has been a lot of self-doubt and unwelcome events in my life.
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Either I act or I die.
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It had a tremendous influence on my becoming an actor.
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It wasn’t until I got older that I realized acting was something I could really do.
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You’re talking to him and all of a sudden, you say, “He’s puttin’ that in his cash register!”
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