The actor becomes an emotional athlete. The process is painful – my personal life suffers.
AL PACINOThe literal, basic thing of the stage is really like a magnet. It brings me back to earth.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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Love goes through different stages. But it endures.
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There’s something to learn from it. I’ve had movies that have failed colossally, so you kind of analyze your failures.
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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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My grandfather was a provider. Work, any kind of work, was the joy of his life.
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It was a way of escaping the responsibilty of what was happening.
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I wouldn’t be interested in [nowadays] television simply because I think it goes too fast.
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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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People are always asking me to do Shakespeare – at home, at colleges, on film locations, in restaurants. It’s like playing a piece of music, getting all the notes. It’s great therapy.
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Being the actors of the craft, the trade, one of the big things you do and you learn is about repeating.
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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 live in a world where the more you’re working, the more things you do. It’s a workaday world.
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[Marlon] Brando’s a giant on every level. When he acts it’s as if he landed from another planet. A planet where they produce great actors.
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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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If I find something and feel as though I can contribute to [it] in a way and feel I’m in it, whatever that means.
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When you’re reading some of the great plays, when you do what I call “taking up with a writer,” something happens.
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