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I didn’t want the book [of memoirs] out, naturally – Larry [Grobel] knew that for 20 years, 15 at least,

Al Pacino

I’m more comfortable in a play. In film, there’s always a certain sense of control, of holding back.
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Back Certain Comfortable Control Film Hold More Play Sense
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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Character Feel Illusion Much Persson Play Too
I do believe, and I will always believe, that Shakespeare on film is really something that should be tried more often because it is an opportunity to take the humanity that Shakespeare writes into characters and express it.
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Always Believe Character Express Film Humanity More Opportunity Person Really Something Try Write
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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Close Grandfather Kind Like People Relationship
I don’t think actors should ever expect to get a role, because the disappointment is too great.
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Actor Disappointment Expect Great Opportunity Think Too
I’m always on a red carpet . . . the other day I thought, this ain’t bad. You can meet people on it.
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Always Bad Carpet Day Meet Other People Red Thought
“To be or not to be is” [by William Shakespeare] beyond anything I can comprehend.
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Anything Beyond Comprehend Level Mind Person Think
Larry Grobel has the illness of all writers, he can’t help himself.
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Cash Help Himself Illness Talk Writer
I didn’t know what I was going to do with my life. I just had a kind of energy, I was a fairly happy kid.
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Ebnergy Fairty Go Happu Kid Kind Life With
I probably write a poem every 50 years.
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Every Fifty Poem Probably Writing Year
The whole thing is, they never asked for it, that kingdom.
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Ask Kingdom never Thing Whole
The truth is, you know, we need our anodynes. You know that word, anodynes? We need that in life some times.
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Anodynes Bath Need Some Times Truth Word
Read it to the class and then afterward we would talk and I would answer questions. It was really a way of expressing and finding out about where I was at that particular time, so it was very therapeutic for me.
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Afterward Express Question Read Talk Therapeutic Time
[Ocean’s Thirteen] is a great group, and it was an opportunity to work with Steven Soderbergh. But mainly? It was shot in L.A. and I want to be next to my kids.
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Great Group Kid Ocean Opportunity Thirteen Work
You need some insecurity if you’re an actor. It keeps the pot boiling. I haven’t yet started to think about retiring.
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Actor Boil Insecurity Keep Need Pot Retirement Some Start Thin Think
At this point in my career, I don’t have to deal with audition rejections. So I get my rejection from other things.
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Audition Career Children Deal Humble Other Point Rejection Thing

I didn’t want the book [of memoirs] out, naturally – Larry [Grobel] knew that for 20 years, 15 at least,

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