When my mother got home from work, she would take me to the movies.
AL PACINOThe truth is, you know, we need our anodynes. You know that word, anodynes? We need that in life some times.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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They say we die twice – once when the last breath leaves our body and once when the last person we know says our name.
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After 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.
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You want to finally come to a point where you say that the women you’re with is also your friend.
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The actor becomes an emotional athlete. The process is painful – my personal life suffers.
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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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I found they took a lot out of you and they were exhausting for me in a lot of ways.
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My weaknesses… I wish I could come up with something.
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When I was younger, there was the sex thing. That’s par for the course.When you’re a movie star, it went with it. It’s a kind of rite of passage, socially.
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I 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.
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I didn’t want the book [of memoirs] out, naturally – Larry [Grobel] knew that for 20 years, 15 at least,
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What kind of failure was it? A failure because it’s misunderstood by others? A failure because you misunderstood it yourself?
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I love work because it keeps sex in perspective. Otherwise, it can become a preoccupation.
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Pretty soon I’ll start worrying about [my fame] because [my children] carry my name and they have that exposure.
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A lot of actors choose parts by the scripts, but I don’t trust reading the scripts that much.
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[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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