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Playing a character is an illusion, and I feel that when you know too much about a person, possibly part of that illusion is disrupted.

Al Pacino

I was never very happy with performing; it didn’t turn me on much.
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They made me feel pretty good. But it also did not make me feel bad NOT winning the Academy Award.
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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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I don’t like a lot of things like [Iraq], I never did. Being in a position of celebrity and having your words carry such unnatural weight…
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There are a lot of roles in Shakespeare, basically. If I feel that the script is a movie, I would be interested in doing any role of Shakespeare’s.
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You want to finally come to a point where you say that the women you’re with is also your friend.
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There has been a lot of self-doubt and unwelcome events in my life.
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You’ll never be alone if you’ve got a book.
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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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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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If you can identify with people, you can empathize with people and therefore you understand things.
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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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The camera can film my face but until it captures my soul, you don’t have a movie.
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I always had this thing, when I was younger especially, I didn’t want to do movies that much.
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If I was a painter no one would question me about my age. I’m an artist, I hate saying that.
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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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