One of the things that made me want to be an actor more than ever was seeing a Chekhov play, “The Sea Gull,” when was 14 in the Bronx.
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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At one point he took the robes he was wearing and just started flipping them up in the air, out of nowhere. And later, an actor said to him.
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I had it on scraps of paper and the maid threw it out.
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Sometimes you’re fighting corporations and forget that people can talk to each other.
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There are people whose sense of reality is very strong, who have a sense of honesty.
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My own celebrity, my own life. This is semi-autobiographical in terms of my commitment to this kind of thing.
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My grandfather was a provider. Work, any kind of work, was the joy of his life.
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I was shocked when I heard about Paul Newman retiring at age 82. Most actors just fade away like old soldiers.
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I found out how temperamental I am, yes. And that sometimes that can be kind of off-putting.
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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 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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That was the first thing I was struck by, not by the acting, not by anything else, but by the physicality.
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I probably write a poem every 50 years.
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It was a way of escaping the responsibilty of what was happening.
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Women have always had equal importance onstage, and working with them must have altered my sensibilities.
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My children can make me feel rejected. They can humble you pretty quick.
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