It was her way of getting out, and she would take me with her. I’d go home and act all the parts.
AL PACINOYou try to maintain a neutral approach to your work, and not be too hard on yourself.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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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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I have a life and do a lot of things, and so far my work has been my life.
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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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I understand it on a superficial level, but the depth of it just boggles my mind. I think it’s probably the greatest of all speeches ever written.
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Or try out what I learned and see how it worked with an audience, because where are you gonna get an audience?
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My grandfather was a provider. Work, any kind of work, was the joy of his life.
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Sometimes you feel critics are wrong all the time, but I don ‘t take objection to it, because that’s the way it goes. They can be wrong, they can be right. They can be cruel, they can be kind.
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Without coffee something’s missing
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Freedom, baby, is never having to say youre sorry.
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It’s very evocative; it’s like a first cut because you hear ‘She walked to the door,’ and you visualize all these things. ‘She opens the door’ . . . because you read the stage directions, too.
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When I was doing ‘Scarface,’ I remember being in love at that time. One of the few times in my life. And I was so glad it was at that time.
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I would say I am more concerned with the plays I’m going to do than the movies.
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Actors are always outsiders. It’s necessary to be able to interpret – and that gets distorted when you become famous.
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I turned down a lot of films before I made my first one. I knew that it was time for me to get into movies.
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I’m naturally shy but I’ve done this [movie Salomaybe] so much and you get better at it than you would think.
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