I just wondered how it would feel, how people would treat her, but she’s adjusted so marvelously.
AL PACINOI just wondered how it would feel, how people would treat her, but she’s adjusted so marvelously.
AL PACINOI put comedy as much as I can into all my movies, if I can help it.
AL PACINOI used to think of myself as a comedian. I’ve always admired comedians.
AL PACINOEverything changes with age. The parts change with age, your feelings about them change, roles that I would’ve wanted to play 10 years ago, I don’t want to play now.
AL PACINO[Salomaybe] is my presentation, my vision of the world. Not so much to satisfy the audience at large.
AL PACINOI’m so shy now I wear sunglasses everywhere I go.
AL PACINOThe 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.
AL PACINOI always had this thing, when I was younger especially, I didn’t want to do movies that much.
AL PACINOAnd I didn’t think about the material as much. But sometimes I’ve thought about the material a lot and thought I was doing the right thing, and it didn’t work out.
AL PACINOAfter 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.
AL PACINOI didn’t want anything written about me. Then, you know, things happen, finally it’s OK and I trust Larry. Nothing about it is salacious in any way.
AL PACINOVanity is my favourite sin.
AL PACINOIt had a tremendous influence on my becoming an actor.
AL PACINOI had it on scraps of paper and the maid threw it out.
AL PACINOOr try out what I learned and see how it worked with an audience, because where are you gonna get an audience?
AL PACINOIf you can identify with people, you can empathize with people and therefore you understand things.
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