I didn’t go for the needle at all. I never cared for drugs, because I saw what they did to most people. I thought that was the end of the road.
AL PACINOI’ve never felt sensitive to the whole issue, because being macho has never been a problem with me.
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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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.
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The actor becomes an emotional athlete.
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I understand it on a superficial level, but the depth of it just boggles my mind. I think it’s probably the greatest of all speeches ever written.
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A lot of acting is private time.
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It was a compromise. There was a sense that I could write my own memoirs, and Larry [Grobel] would help me down the line, or maybe not, maybe he was too close to me.
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When my mother got home from work, she would take me to the movies.
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Man is a little bit better than his reputation, and a little bit worse
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I’ve had very deep relationships that lasted for long periods of time with people.
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I used to think of myself as a comedian. I’ve always admired comedians.
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Whether he’s doing great acting or not, you’re seeing somebody who is in the tradition of a great actor.
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“What was that, George, what were you doing?” And he said, “They were sleeping.” You’re always trying to catch them.
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Responsibilities are relative. My responsibility is to a character in a script, to a part I’m playing.
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All due respect and trying to be as modest as I can be,
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[Julie Marie Pacino]is a great ballplayer, which I wanted to be. She did make four films by the time she was 14 but we’re not going to talk about that.
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