Read it to the class and then afterward we would talk and I would answer questions. It was really a way of expressing and finding out about where I was at that particular time, so it was very therapeutic for me.
AL PACINOIn America most everybody who’s Italian is half Italian. Except me. I’m all Italian. I’m mostly Sicilian, and I have a little bit of Neapolitan in me. You get your full dose with me.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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My own celebrity, my own life. This is semi-autobiographical in terms of my commitment to this kind of thing.
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There is no happiness. There is only concentration.
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I had it on scraps of paper and the maid threw it out.
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When I was doing ‘Scarface,’ I remember being in love at that time. One of the few times in my life. And I was so glad it was at that time.
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Waiting around and doing these lines over and over and finally having to go in and loop the lines and dub them.
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I was watching Revolution, and the things I did in that picture, holy smokes! I can’t believe I did that, it’s like another person. It’s the thought of it, it’s just appalling to me.
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The literal, basic thing of the stage is really like a magnet. It brings me back to earth.
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Failure’s relative. I’ve always felt, even early on, if I lose the freedom to fail, something’s not right about that. It’s how you treat failure, too.
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And I didn’t think about the material as much. But sometimes I’ve thought about the material a lot and thought I was doing the right thing, and it didn’t work out.
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I’ve never felt sensitive to the whole issue, because being macho has never been a problem with me.
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At this point in my career, I don’t have to deal with audition rejections. So I get my rejection from other things.
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So I grew up having a certain relationship to work. It was something that I always wanted.
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Our life is looking forward or looking back, that’s it. Where is the moment?
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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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I was quite overtaken by success and fame. I was one of those types who responded to it in a negative way. It was not easy.
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