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They cost nothing, and they can be as real as you like to make them. You own your dreams and they are priceless.

Al Pacino

The story of Salome, the play itself and what it is, what it contains, and my journey as an actor, as a director, as a filmmaker, as a person struggling with whatever I’m struggling with.
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Actor Director Filmmaker Journey Person Play Story Struggle
I’m constantly striving to break through to something new.
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Break Constant New Something Strive Through Try
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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Act Actor Do Great See Somebody Tradition
I’m sensing something and I’m going along with it. It reminds me of a painting, the way Jackson Pollack painted – Jackson Pollack, the great, great artist.
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Along Artist Great Paint People Remind Sense Something
I used to say I wanted to genuflect to a woman, put her up on a pedestal higher and higher, way up beyond my grasp…Then I’d find another one.
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Another Beyond Find Genuflect Higher Obe Pedestal Use Used Way Woman
Take a look at Israel’s history and you would know who the terrorist is.
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Country History Know Look Take Terrorist
I thought, what’s going on? Did some whale get washed up to shore? So I stood up on the table to see what it was, and it was the director.
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Director Get Go Shore Some Stood Table Thought Wash Whale
Love goes through different stages. But it endures.
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Different Endure Gom Through Love Stage
I am a dancer. But I don’t think I would be on ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ mainly because I would be too shy.
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Dancer Mainly Shy Star Think Too Would
My children can make me feel rejected. They can humble you pretty quick.
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Children Feel Humble Make Pretty Quick Reject
I once asked my oldest daughter [Julia Marie] if she thought about changing her name in school and she said, “No, I’m a Pacino. That’s my name.”
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Ask Change Daughter Name Oldest Once School Thought
I understand the directors much more. I was always rebelling against them when I was a youngster, I didn’t want to be told what to do. I had no identification.
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Director Identification More Much Rebell Understand Want Youngster
Certainly the movies were always in the air for me. I come from the era when actors thought it was a big deal to be in the movies.
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Actor Air Always Big Certain Come Deal Era Movie
Playing a character is an illusion, and I feel that when you know too much about a person, possibly part of that illusion is disrupted.
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Character Feel Illusion Much Persson Play Too
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
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

They cost nothing, and they can be as real as you like to make them. You own your dreams and they are priceless.

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