It was a way of escaping the responsibilty of what was happening.
AL PACINOThere is only one way of surviving all the early heartbreaks in this business. You must have a sense of humor. And I think it also helps if you are a dreamer. I had my dreams all right. And that is something no one can ever take away.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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Vanity: my favorite sin.
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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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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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Pretty soon I’ll start worrying about [my fame] because [my children] carry my name and they have that exposure.
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Learning (Shakespeare’s plays) …in school was a bit of a bore.
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My own celebrity, my own life. This is semi-autobiographical in terms of my commitment to this kind of thing.
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The play will invariably be different and stronger, and much more fulfilling and richer on all counts. There’s no doubt in my mind about it.
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Larry Grobel has the illness of all writers, he can’t help himself.
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If something is working, don’t fix it. Keep going. Go with the glow.
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I went back to the stage because it was my way of dealing with the success I had, my way of coping.
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I love work because it keeps sex in perspective. Otherwise, it can become a preoccupation.
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Sometimes you feel critics are wrong all the time, but I don ‘t take objection to it, because that’s the way it goes. They can be wrong, they can be right. They can be cruel, they can be kind.
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When you perform with a live audience, the audience comes back to you.
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Drinking and smoking grass were a part of my life as far back as I can remember.
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To be really obvious about something, if somebody straps an M1 on your shoulder and throws you in Iraq.
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