My early career was a real rush of movies and stardom – it was almost overwhelming.
AL PACINOThere has been a lot of self-doubt and unwelcome events in my life.
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If you can identify with people, you can empathize with people and therefore you understand things.
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Show me a bad script and I will show you a big payday.
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I used to think of myself as a comedian. I’ve always admired comedians.
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Either I act or I die.
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So I’ve been doing everything that has to do with being next to them, close to them.
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One of the things that made me want to be an actor more than ever was seeing a Chekhov play, “The Sea Gull,” when was 14 in the Bronx.
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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 don’t think actors should ever expect to get a role, because the disappointment is too great.
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I go all over the world, I have access to many things, many people, many places and it’s wonderful. But now I’m at a point where.
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There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
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The truth is, you know, we need our anodynes. You know that word, anodynes? We need that in life some times.
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I don’t see my Oscar much now. But when I first got it, there was a feeling for weeks afterward that I guess is akin to winning a gold medal in the Olympics.
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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 did say to her that I thought that she had a real gift, and it’s a good idea to know that. It’s always good to go with your gift.
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A lot of actors choose parts by the scripts, but I don’t trust reading the scripts that much.
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