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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

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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Actor Between Buy Difference Early Morning Order Painter Somebody Spend Time Waiting Watch
I don’t like what’s going on in Iraq, naturally. I’m part of a large majority of people who don’t, but I do not know the whole story.
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Believe Country Go Know Large Majority Part People Story Whole
I had it on scraps of paper and the maid threw it out.
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Maid Out Paper Scrap Threw
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.
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Character Feel Illusion Much Persson Play Too
You’re in a conversation and everybody’s agreeing with what you’re saying – even if you say something totally crazy. You need people who can tell you what you don’t want to hear.
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Agree Conversation Crazy Everybody Hear Something Tell Totally Want
I want to be a great actor someday, and I’ve decided there’s no use philosophizing; the only way is to work at my craft.
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Actor Decide Great Philosophy Someday Use Want
Look, but don’t touch. Touch, but don’t taste. Taste, but don’t swallow.
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Look Swallow Taste Touch
We live in a world where the more you’re working, the more things you do. It’s a workaday world.
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Live More Thing Work Workaday World
What kind of failure was it? A failure because it’s misunderstood by others? A failure because you misunderstood it yourself?
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Failure Kind Misunderstood Other Yourself
I could work and get to know him and have him help me with the text, the script and become him. It’s almost like a painter having a model to become.
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Almost Become Get Know Mode Painter Script Work
I come from the South Bronx – a true descendant of the melting pot. I grew up in a really mixed neighborhood; it was a very integrated life.
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Descendant Grew Integrate Life Melt MIxed Neighbourhood Pot Really Up
A kiss is a lusty dollop of dessert to be served with desire and savored with passion.
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Desire Dessert Dollop Kiss Lusty Passion Savor Serve
I’ ve won awards. And they didn’t make me feel bad winning them.
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Award Bad Feel Good Make Pretty Win
Acting is hard work. At times, it’s very energizing and enervating.
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Act Joyful Energize Enervate Hard Time Work
What’s this thing that gets between us and Shakespeare?
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Between Person Theatre Thing
There are a couple of times I would’ve liked to have married. I think I made a mistake, especially once.
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Couple Especial Live Made Married Mistake Once Think Time

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