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.
AL PACINOIt wasn’t until I got older that I realized acting was something I could really do.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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There is no happiness. There is only concentration.
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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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You’re in a conversation and everybody’s agreeing with what you’re saying – even if you say something totally crazy. You need people who can tell you what you don’t want to hear.
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To me, it’s not who you love… a man, a woman, what have you… it’s the fact that you love. That is all that truly matters.
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Their minds, the way in which they se the world is so striking, the way they juxtapose things, the way they can see humor in people. There’s a liberation in that.
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I’m not a violent person, never was, but I have this temperament that I’ve always displayed.
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I love work because it keeps sex in perspective. Otherwise, it can become a preoccupation.
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Take a look at Israel’s history and you would know who the terrorist is.
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Lee Strasberg is like that, my grandfather was like that. These are the kinds of men I’ve had close relationships with.
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I’ ve won awards. And they didn’t make me feel bad winning them.
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The play is the source, it is orchestrated with words. In a movie, you are not dealing with as much as that. There are machines and wires.
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There was a time in my life when being dishonest with women was the natural way to be. I finally said, “Hey, I have to stop this silliness.”
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I’ve had very deep relationships that lasted for long periods of time with people.
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After looking at Salomaybe, I don’t know who the hell the real me is. I think it’s closest now to the real me because for one thing, I’m used to this.
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Romantic love can be a lot of crap, though, let me tell you. And it can hurt you.
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