Larry Grobel has the illness of all writers, he can’t help himself.
AL PACINOLarry Grobel has the illness of all writers, he can’t help himself.
AL PACINOA good warm bath can be one for you, or a whatever.
AL PACINOIf something is working, don’t fix it. Keep going. Go with the glow.
AL PACINOThe physical stamina [in Revolution]. I was just shocked by it. I didn’t think I had it in me ever, and I wasn’t terribly young when I did it. I was in my early forties.
AL PACINOThe actor becomes an emotional athlete.
AL PACINOWhether he’s doing great acting or not, you’re seeing somebody who is in the tradition of a great actor.
AL PACINOMy own celebrity, my own life. This is semi-autobiographical in terms of my commitment to this kind of thing.
AL PACINOWe start to realize that there are anodynes in life that help us through the day.
AL PACINOI went to Performing Arts because that was the only school that would accept me. My scholastic level was not very high.
AL PACINOAn 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.
AL PACINOIt’s very evocative; it’s like a first cut because you hear ‘She walked to the door,’ and you visualize all these things. ‘She opens the door’ . . . because you read the stage directions, too.
AL PACINOForget the career, do the work. If you feel what you are doing is on line and you’re going someplace and you have a vision and you stay with it, eventually things will happen.
AL PACINOI 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.
AL PACINOOr try out what I learned and see how it worked with an audience, because where are you gonna get an audience?
AL PACINOThere 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.
AL PACINOMy children can make me feel rejected. They can humble you pretty quick.
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