It’s easy to fool the eye but it’s hard to fool the heart.
AL PACINOAll due respect, and trying to be as modest as I can be: I am a dancer.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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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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When I was younger, I would go to auditions to have the opportunity to audition, which would mean another chance to get up there and try out my stuff.
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Brian De Palma, standing there alone by the surf and they were all waiting for him. And I never forgot that because it represented to me what a director is, what a director does.
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I did say to her that I thought that she had a real gift, and it’s a good idea to know that. It’s always good to go with your gift.
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I don’t understand the hatred and fear of gays and bisexuals and lesbians… it’s a concept I honestly cannot grasp.
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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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I try to get some friends together and read a script aloud. Sometimes I read scripts and record them and play them back to see if there’s a movie.
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Shakespeare is one of the reasons I’ve stayed an actor. Sometimes I spend full days doing Shakespeare by myself, just for the joy of reading it, saying those words.
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I was shocked when I heard about Paul Newman retiring at age 82. Most actors just fade away like old soldiers.
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[Marlon] Brando’s a giant on every level. When he acts it’s as if he landed from another planet. A planet where they produce great actors.
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Sometimes they are the same exact thing.
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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 thing that can get you a little upset is when people say other people are better than you. That can bug you.
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The 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.
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I wouldn’t be interested in [nowadays] television simply because I think it goes too fast.
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