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If I was a painter no one would question me about my age. I’m an artist, I hate saying that.

Al Pacino

What kind of failure was it? A failure because it’s misunderstood by others? A failure because you misunderstood it yourself?
AL PACINO

Failure Kind Misunderstood Other Yourself
I haven’t encouraged [Julia Marie Pacino] or discouraged her. I let her go her own way.
AL PACINO

Discourage Encourage Idea Own Real Way
I was shocked when I heard about Paul Newman retiring at age 82. Most actors just fade away like old soldiers.
AL PACINO

Actor Age Away Fade Hear Like Old Retire Shock Soldier
Show me a bad script and I will show you a big payday.
AL PACINO

Bad Big Payday Script Show
Pretty soon I’ll start worrying about [my fame] because [my children] carry my name and they have that exposure.
AL PACINO

Children Exposure Name Pretty Soon Start Worry
I destroy the painting as soon as I can see what it is. When I can make out something in it,
AL PACINO

Destroy Make Out Paint Something Soon Unconscious
It’s easy to fool the eye but it’s hard to fool the heart.
AL PACINO

Easy Eye Fool Hard Heart
The thing that can get you a little upset is when people say other people are better than you. That can bug you.
AL PACINO

Better Bug Little People Than Thing Upset You
Vanity: my favorite sin.
AL PACINO

Favorite Sin Vanity
At one point he took the robes he was wearing and just started flipping them up in the air, out of nowhere. And later, an actor said to him.
AL PACINO

Actor Air Flip Later Look Nowhere Out Point Robe Start Wear
If you have the opportunity to meet someone as an actor, it’s just great fodder for you. It’s wonderful source stuff that we die for.
AL PACINO

Actor Fodder Great Meet Opportunity Someone Stuff You
To be really obvious about something, if somebody straps an M1 on your shoulder and throws you in Iraq.
AL PACINO

Country Obvious Really Shoulder Somebody Something Strap Throw
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.
AL PACINO

Another Beyond Find Genuflect Higher Obe Pedestal Use Used Way Woman
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.
AL PACINO

Extent Feeling Prefer Show Some Thought Time
All due respect and trying to be as modest as I can be,
AL PACINO

Be Dance Due Modest Respect Star Think
I try to get some friends together and read a script aloud. Sometimes I read scripts and record them and play them back to see if there’s a movie.
AL PACINO

Loud Movie Play Read Record Script Some Together

If I was a painter no one would question me about my age. I’m an artist, I hate saying that.

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