One of the things that made me want to be an actor more than ever was seeing a Chekhov play, “The Sea Gull,” when was 14 in the Bronx.
AL PACINOTheir minds, the way in which they se the world is so striking, the way they juxtapose things, the way they can see humor in people. There’s a liberation in that.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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The fruit falls off the tree. You don’t shake it off before it’s ready to fall.
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You’ve got to think of things as an opportunity. An audition’s an opportunity to have an audience.
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I found that speaking live to people, young people, about what I liked and what had been happening to me was very good for me.
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Anybody who cares about what he does takes risks.
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Women have always had equal importance onstage, and working with them must have altered my sensibilities.
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I could work and get to know him and have him help me with the text, the script and become him. It’s almost like a painter having a model to become.
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I used to think of myself as a comedian. I’ve always admired comedians.
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“What was that, George, what were you doing?” And he said, “They were sleeping.” You’re always trying to catch them.
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I don’t regret anything. I feel like I’ve made what I would call mistakes.
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A lot of acting is private time.
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Love goes through different stages. But it endures.
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It’s not personal, it’s strictly business
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Man is a little bit better than his reputation, and a little bit worse
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I understand it on a superficial level, but the depth of it just boggles my mind. I think it’s probably the greatest of all speeches ever written.
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Or try out what I learned and see how it worked with an audience, because where are you gonna get an audience?
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