They say we die twice – once when the last breath leaves our body and once when the last person we know says our name.
AL PACINOThey say we die twice – once when the last breath leaves our body and once when the last person we know says our name.
AL PACINOReally, I didn’t know my dad very well. He and my mother split up after the war. I was raised by my maternal grandmother and grandfather, and by my mother.
AL PACINOThere’s something to learn from it. I’ve had movies that have failed colossally, so you kind of analyze your failures.
AL PACINOI picked the wrong movie, or I didn’t pursue a character, but everything you do is part of you and you get something from it.
AL PACINOIt was her way of getting out, and she would take me with her. I’d go home and act all the parts.
AL PACINOI want to be a great actor someday, and I’ve decided there’s no use philosophizing; the only way is to work at my craft.
AL PACINOA good warm bath can be one for you, or a whatever.
AL PACINOThe difference between the actor and the painter is that the actor would buy somebody a knish in order to have them watch him act.
AL PACINOThe thing that can get you a little upset is when people say other people are better than you. That can bug you.
AL PACINOI’m always on a red carpet . . . the other day I thought, this ain’t bad. You can meet people on it.
AL PACINOI would say I am more concerned with the plays I’m going to do than the movies.
AL PACINOThe fruit falls off the tree. You don’t shake it off before it’s ready to fall.
AL PACINOI go all over the world, I have access to many things, many people, many places and it’s wonderful. But now I’m at a point where.
AL PACINOIf you have the opportunity to meet someone as an actor, it’s just great fodder for you. It’s wonderful source stuff that we die for.
AL PACINOI’m naturally shy but I’ve done this [movie Salomaybe] so much and you get better at it than you would think.
AL PACINOLearning (Shakespeare’s plays) …in school was a bit of a bore.
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