I don’t like a lot of things like [Iraq], I never did. Being in a position of celebrity and having your words carry such unnatural weight…
AL PACINOEarly on in my career, I remember running – fleeing – to the theater as a way of coping with all the meshugaas that was going on for me.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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A kiss is a lusty dollop of dessert to be served with desire and savored with passion.
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It wasn’t until I got older that I realized acting was something I could really do.
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Is it possible to do something that that makes an audience uncomfortable, challenges them, makes them see things they’re not used to?
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People are always asking me to do Shakespeare – at home, at colleges, on film locations, in restaurants. It’s like playing a piece of music, getting all the notes. It’s great therapy.
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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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The stage is different ; there’s more to act. There are more demands put on you, more experiences to go through.
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If you can identify with people, you can empathize with people and therefore you understand things.
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I do not believe what I see on television. I believe a percentage of it, so it’s hard for me to discern. I don’t like what it’s doing to the world.
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An actor basically likes to be asked to do something, no matter what position he’s in. It feels more natural. Sitting and waiting is more gratifying.
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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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On any given Sunday you’re gonna win or you’re gonna lose. The point is — can you win or lose like a man?
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There are a couple of times I would’ve liked to have married. I think I made a mistake, especially once.
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I come from the South Bronx – a true descendant of the melting pot. I grew up in a really mixed neighborhood; it was a very integrated life.
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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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That’s where humour lives for me. In the body. The Steve Martin kind of stuff or Jim Carrey, that’s what I like. I’ve always felt that’s what I would like to do.
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