Man is a little bit better than his reputation, and a little bit worse
AL PACINOThe only thing in this world that gives orders is balls.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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[Salomaybe] is my presentation, my vision of the world. Not so much to satisfy the audience at large.
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I learned to wrestle, I learned defensive fighting at a young age, because when someone hit me, I would throw up and fall down.
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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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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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I 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.
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You never open your mouth until you know what the shot is.
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I destroy the painting as soon as I can see what it is. When I can make out something in it,
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I like women who can cook. That’s first. Love is very important, but you’ve got to have a friend first.
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Sometimes the only way you can get an audience is at an audition.
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I never saw myself as a director. It’s certainly a second language but making movies for 40 years, you pick stuff up. However, this style of making movies, this documentary style, is easier for me because I gather a lot of material and with an editor, write it on screen. You try to write based on what you shot.
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I wouldn’t be interested in [nowadays] television simply because I think it goes too fast.
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If I was a painter no one would question me about my age. I’m an artist, I hate saying that.
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There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
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Be careful how you judge people, most of all friends. You don’t sum up a man’s life in one moment.
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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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