That was the first thing I was struck by, not by the acting, not by anything else, but by the physicality.
AL PACINOThe stage is different ; there’s more to act. There are more demands put on you, more experiences to go through.
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I thought it was time to show some of it, to show some of my feelings about things and what I preferred at the time. I prefer them still but not to the extent I did at the time.
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You want to finally come to a point where you say that the women you’re with is also your friend.
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I hope the perception is that I’m an actor, I never intended to be a movie star.
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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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I don’t care if it’s a walk in the park, a look out the window, a good bubble bath – whatever. Even a meal you like, or a friend you want to call. That helps us solve all this stuff in our head.
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Vanity is my favourite sin.
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The actor becomes an emotional athlete.
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All due respect, and trying to be as modest as I can be: I am a dancer.
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The physical stamina [in Revolution]. I was just shocked by it. I didn’t think I had it in me ever, and I wasn’t terribly young when I did it. I was in my early forties.
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I found that speaking live to people, young people, about what I liked and what had been happening to me was very good for me.
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I’m so shy now I wear sunglasses everywhere I go.
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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.
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Opinions I have about anything are in my personal life.
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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.
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My weaknesses… I wish I could come up with something.
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