What’s this thing that gets between us and Shakespeare?
AL PACINO[Julie Marie Pacino]is a great ballplayer, which I wanted to be. She did make four films by the time she was 14 but we’re not going to talk about that.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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The thing that can get you a little upset is when people say other people are better than you. That can bug you.
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That’s the way to live – around people who care. It may be a tough ride, but something is going to come out of it.
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You 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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A lot of actors choose parts by the scripts, but I don’t trust reading the scripts that much.
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Early on in my career, I remember running – fleeing – to the theater as a way of coping with all the meshugaas that was going on for me.
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I think what you see [in Salome the play backstage] is an artist having this fit of temperament.
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I love work because it keeps sex in perspective. Otherwise, it can become a preoccupation.
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The play will invariably be different and stronger, and much more fulfilling and richer on all counts. There’s no doubt in my mind about it.
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You never open your mouth until you know what the shot is.
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When I was a younger actor, I would try to keep it serious all day. But I have found, later on, that the lighter I am about things when I’m going to do a big scene that’s dramatic and takes a lot out of you, the better off I am when I come to it.
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I come from the South Bronx – a true descendant of the melting pot. I grew up in a really mixed neighborhood; it was a very integrated life.
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I was quite overtaken by success and fame. I was one of those types who responded to it in a negative way. It was not easy.
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I had it on scraps of paper and the maid threw it 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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I used to think of myself as a comedian. I’ve always admired comedians.
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