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I’ ve won awards. And they didn’t make me feel bad winning them.

Al Pacino

The thing is doing it, that’s what it’s all about. Not in the results of it. After all what is a risk? It’s a risk not to take risks. Otherwise, you can go stale and repeat yourself.
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My weaknesses… I wish I could come up with something.
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Come Euthanasia Something Weakness Wish
I think what you see [in Salome the play backstage] is an artist having this fit of temperament.
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Artist Play Temperament Think
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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Business Dream Heartbreak Humor Real Sense Survive Think
I’ve always been a bit squeamish when it came to that kind of thing.
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Always Been Bit Came Kind Squeamish Thing
I understand the directors much more. I was always rebelling against them when I was a youngster, I didn’t want to be told what to do. I had no identification.
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Director Identification More Much Rebell Understand Want Youngster
I picked the wrong movie, or I didn’t pursue a character, but everything you do is part of you and you get something from it.
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Character Everything Get Pick Pool Pursue Something Wrong
I’m an actor, not a star. Stars are people who live in Hollywood and have heart-shaped swimming pools.
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Actor Heart Help Hollywood Pool Shape Star Swim
I wanted to be a baseball player, naturally, but I wasn’t good enough.
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Baseball Enough Good Kid Natural Player Want
You take a guy like George Clooney who goes out there to Darfur, and gets things done! That’s magical. He’s done a great thing.
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Done Get Go Great Guy Magic Out Thing
The story of Salome, the play itself and what it is, what it contains, and my journey as an actor, as a director, as a filmmaker, as a person struggling with whatever I’m struggling with.
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If you can identify with people, you can empathize with people and therefore you understand things.
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Empathize Identify People Therefore Thing Understand
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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I have a life and do a lot of things, and so far my work has been my life.
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An actor basically likes to be asked to do something, no matter what position he’s in. It feels more natural. Sitting and waiting is more gratifying.
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“What was that, George, what were you doing?” And he said, “They were sleeping.” You’re always trying to catch them.
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