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Shakespeare is one of the reasons I’ve stayed an actor. Sometimes I spend full days doing Shakespeare by myself, just for the joy of reading it, saying those words.

Al Pacino

Here in these films [Salome the play and Salomaybe], I have the opportunity to say something about how I feel about things.
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Feel Film Opportunity Say Something Thing
You’re in a conversation and everybody’s agreeing with what you’re saying – even if you say something totally crazy. You need people who can tell you what you don’t want to hear.
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Agree Conversation Crazy Everybody Hear Something Tell Totally Want
I went to Performing Arts because that was the only school that would accept me. My scholastic level was not very high.
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Accept Art High Level Perform Scholastic School
Great directors can understand the staging in such a way that can make a scene come alive. Others have a certain way of pacing the scene.
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Alive Come Director Great Pace Scene Stag Understand Way
Man is a little bit better than his reputation, and a little bit worse
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Better Bit Little Man Reputation Worse
My dad was in the army. World War II. He got his college education from the army. After World War II he became an insurance salesman.
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After Army Become College Dad Education Insurance Salesman War World
An actor basically likes to be asked to do something, no matter what position he’s in. It feels more natural. Sitting and waiting is more gratifying.
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Actor Ask Basically Feel Gratify Matter Natural Position Sit Something Wait
The whole thing is, they never asked for it, that kingdom.
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Ask Kingdom never Thing Whole
I like, for instance, ‘Serpico.’ I enjoyed playing Serpico because Frank Serpico was there. He existed. He was a real life person and I could – I could embody him. I could, you know.
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Enjoy Frank Help Instance Like Play Real Script Serpico
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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Ask Pause Probably Same Strength Thing
I 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.
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Character Everything Get Pick Pool Pursue Something Wrong
Grease even the dullest dreams with these dollar-green, gold-plated fantasies, until every human becomes an aspiring emperor, becomes his own God… and where can you go from there?
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Aspire Dollar Dream Dull Emperor Fantast God Gold Grease Green Human Plate
There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
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Close Closer Enemy Father Friend Keep Many Room Taught Thing
I’ve often said there’s two kinds of actors. There’s a more gregarious type and the shy type.
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Actor More Often Said Shy Two Type
Vanity: my favorite sin.
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Favorite Sin Vanity
Be careful how you judge people, most of all friends. You don’t sum up a man’s life in one moment.
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Careful Friend Judge Man Most People

Shakespeare is one of the reasons I’ve stayed an actor. Sometimes I spend full days doing Shakespeare by myself, just for the joy of reading it, saying those words.

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