You never open your mouth until you know what the shot is.
AL PACINOThe truth is, you know, we need our anodynes. You know that word, anodynes? We need that in life some times.
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Either we heal now, as a team, or we will die as individuals.
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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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Man is a little bit better than his reputation, and a little bit worse
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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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The play is the source, it is orchestrated with words. In a movie, you are not dealing with as much as that. There are machines and wires.
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So I grew up having a certain relationship to work. It was something that I always wanted.
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The physical stamina [in Revolution]. I was just shocked by it. I didn’t think I had it in me ever, and I wasn’t terribly young when I did it. I was in my early forties.
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It turned out that time doesn’t heal the wound , but in its so merciful way , blunts the edges ever so slightly
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The actor becomes an emotional athlete. The process is painful – my personal life suffers.
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I like women who can cook. That’s first. Love is very important, but you’ve got to have a friend first.
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I didn’t want anything written about me. Then, you know, things happen, finally it’s OK and I trust Larry. Nothing about it is salacious in any way.
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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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If I find something and feel as though I can contribute to [it] in a way and feel I’m in it, whatever that means.
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[Marlon] Brando’s a giant on every level. When he acts it’s as if he landed from another planet. A planet where they produce great actors.
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I think what you see [in Salome the play backstage] is an artist having this fit of temperament.
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