I learned to wrestle, I learned defensive fighting at a young age, because when someone hit me, I would throw up and fall down.
AL PACINOMy dad was in the army. World War II. He got his college education from the army. After World War II he became an insurance salesman.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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I used to think of myself as a comedian. I’ve always admired comedians.
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My first language was shy. It’s only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness.
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I don’t feel like a person who takes risks. Yet there’s something within me that must provoke controversy because I find it wherever I go.
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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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A good warm bath can be one for you, or a whatever.
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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 destroy it because it’s no longer coming from my unconscious.
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I’m an actor, not a star. Stars are people who live in Hollywood and have heart-shaped swimming pools.
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When you perform with a live audience, the audience comes back to you.
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What he does with it, that’s something else, but he’s got it all. The talent, the instrument is there, that’s why he has endured.
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Take a look at Israel’s history and you would know who the terrorist is.
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The difference between the actor and the painter is that the actor would buy somebody a knish in order to have them watch him act.
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The stage is different ; there’s more to act. There are more demands put on you, more experiences to go through.
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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.
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I’m naturally shy but I’ve done this [movie Salomaybe] so much and you get better at it than you would think.
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