It turned out that time doesn’t heal the wound , but in its so merciful way , blunts the edges ever so slightly
AL PACINOMany 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.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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Lee Strasberg is like that, my grandfather was like that. These are the kinds of men I’ve had close relationships with.
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The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you.
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I don’t like what’s going on in Iraq, naturally. I’m part of a large majority of people who don’t, but I do not know the whole story.
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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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I have a life and do a lot of things, and so far my work has been my life.
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I went to Performing Arts because that was the only school that would accept me. My scholastic level was not very high.
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I’m not a violent person, never was, but I have this temperament that I’ve always displayed.
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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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One of the things that made me want to be an actor more than ever was seeing a Chekhov play, “The Sea Gull,” when was 14 in the Bronx.
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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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I guess it has to do with my tradition and being Italian, we’re very outgoing with our emotions.
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We were doing Scarface many years ago…and I remember having my coffee and looking at the beach, the surf, and I saw a hundred people looking out into the ocean.
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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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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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I found they took a lot out of you and they were exhausting for me in a lot of ways.
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