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That was the first thing I was struck by, not by the acting, not by anything else, but by the physicality.

Al Pacino

I like, for instance, ‘Serpico.’ I enjoyed playing Serpico because Frank Serpico was there. He existed. He was a real life person and I could – I could embody him. I could, you know.
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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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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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[Ocean’s Thirteen] is a great group, and it was an opportunity to work with Steven Soderbergh. But mainly? It was shot in L.A. and I want to be next to my kids.
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Here in these films [Salome the play and Salomaybe], I have the opportunity to say something about how I feel about things.
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The truth is, you know, we need our anodynes. You know that word, anodynes? We need that in life some times.
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My grandfather was a provider. Work, any kind of work, was the joy of his life.
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Being the actors of the craft, the trade, one of the big things you do and you learn is about repeating.
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I destroy the painting as soon as I can see what it is. When I can make out something in it,
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I’ve been a lavatory attendant, a theatre usher, a panhandler, all for real. Now, as an actor, I can be a journalist today and a brain surgeon tomorrow. That’s the stuff my dreams are made of.
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They made me feel pretty good. But it also did not make me feel bad NOT winning the Academy Award.
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A lot of actors choose parts by the scripts, but I don’t trust reading the scripts that much.
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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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A good warm bath can be one for you, or a whatever.
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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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We were doing Scarface many years ago…and I remember having my coffee and looking at the beach, the surf, and I saw a hundred people looking out into the ocean.
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