I turned down a lot of films before I made my first one. I knew that it was time for me to get into movies.
AL PACINOOpinions I have about anything are in my personal life.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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It’s so funny when people who are not used to making movies get into it. You just can’t believe how insufferably boring it is.
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I had these little babies [my twins] and it gave me something so spectacular, such a feeling – I was so turned on and so excited by them that I wrote a poem.
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I am more alive in the theater than anywhere else, but what I take into the theater I get from the streets.
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Actually, the person I related to was James Dean. I grew up with the Dean thing. Rebel Without A Cause had a very powerful effect on me.
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Drinking and smoking grass were a part of my life as far back as I can remember.
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Actors are always outsiders. It’s necessary to be able to interpret – and that gets distorted when you become famous.
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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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Did you know I started out as a stand-up comic? People don’t believe me when I tell them. That’s how I saw myself, in comedy.
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There is only one way of surviving all the early heartbreaks in this business. You must have a sense of humor. And I think it also helps if you are a dreamer. I had my dreams all right. And that is something no one can ever take away.
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Without coffee something’s missing
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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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[Marlon] Brando’s a giant on every level. When he acts it’s as if he landed from another planet. A planet where they produce great actors.
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You try to maintain a neutral approach to your work, and not be too hard on yourself.
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What’s this thing that gets between us and Shakespeare?
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I don’t regret anything. I feel like I’ve made what I would call mistakes.
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