I destroy the painting as soon as I can see what it is. When I can make out something in it,
AL PACINOI destroy the painting as soon as I can see what it is. When I can make out something in it,
AL PACINOYou don’t get to know anybody in a movie until after it’s over. You work less together in a film than you do onstage.
AL PACINOThe only thing in this world that gives orders is balls.
AL PACINOWhat he does with it, that’s something else, but he’s got it all. The talent, the instrument is there, that’s why he has endured.
AL PACINOHere in these films [Salome the play and Salomaybe], I have the opportunity to say something about how I feel about things.
AL PACINOThere is no happiness. There is only concentration.
AL PACINOAnybody who cares about what he does takes risks.
AL PACINOYou never open your mouth until you know what the shot is.
AL PACINOI’m constantly striving to break through to something new.
AL PACINOThe stage is different ; there’s more to act. There are more demands put on you, more experiences to go through.
AL PACINOAll I am is what I’m going after.
AL PACINOAfter looking at Salomaybe, I don’t know who the hell the real me is. I think it’s closest now to the real me because for one thing, I’m used to this.
AL PACINOI’ ve won awards. And they didn’t make me feel bad winning them.
AL PACINOTo be really obvious about something, if somebody straps an M1 on your shoulder and throws you in Iraq.
AL PACINOThere are a couple of times I would’ve liked to have married. I think I made a mistake, especially once.
AL PACINOActually, the person I related to was James Dean. I grew up with the Dean thing. Rebel Without A Cause had a very powerful effect on me.
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