I guess it has to do with my tradition and being Italian, we’re very outgoing with our emotions.
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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Sometimes you’re fighting corporations and forget that people can talk to each other.
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I don’t think actors should ever expect to get a role, because the disappointment is too great.
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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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You sharpen the human appetite to the point where it can split atoms with its desire; you build egos the size of cathedrals; fiber-optically connect the world to every eager impulse.
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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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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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In 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.
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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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Any project that I find encouraging that isn’t attached to a studio, I can go to them, which I definitely would. You have to take an interest in what you do.
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I’m an actor, not a star. Stars are people who live in Hollywood and have heart-shaped swimming pools.
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I was never very happy with performing; it didn’t turn me on much.
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So I’ve been doing everything that has to do with being next to them, close to them.
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I’d probably have the same pause if you asked me what my strengths are. Maybe they’re the same thing.
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They cost nothing, and they can be as real as you like to make them. You own your dreams and they are priceless.
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I like women who can cook. That’s first. Love is very important, but you’ve got to have a friend first.
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