I’ve never felt sensitive to the whole issue, because being macho has never been a problem with me.
AL PACINOYou need some insecurity if you’re an actor. It keeps the pot boiling. I haven’t yet started to think about retiring.
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We’re charlatans in a way, we’re magic people. Part of the behind the scenes stuff is to loosen you up, to make you feel that you are experiencing this. This is my style.
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There’s something to learn from it. I’ve had movies that have failed colossally, so you kind of analyze your failures.
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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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Pretty soon I’ll start worrying about [my fame] because [my children] carry my name and they have that exposure.
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And I didn’t think about the material as much. But sometimes I’ve thought about the material a lot and thought I was doing the right thing, and it didn’t work out.
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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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[Salomaybe] is my presentation, my vision of the world. Not so much to satisfy the audience at large.
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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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Our ability to manufacture fraud now exceeds our ability to detect it.
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A good warm bath can be one for you, or a whatever.
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Whether he’s doing great acting or not, you’re seeing somebody who is in the tradition of a great actor.
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So I’ve been doing everything that has to do with being next to them, close to them.
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Drinking and smoking grass were a part of my life as far back as I can remember.
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sometimes it’s better to be with the devil u know than the angel u didn’t know
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I didn’t go for the needle at all. I never cared for drugs, because I saw what they did to most people. I thought that was the end of the road.
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