I don’t need bodyguards. I’m from the South Bronx.
AL PACINOI don’t need bodyguards. I’m from the South Bronx.
AL PACINOI 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.
AL PACINOThere has been a lot of self-doubt and unwelcome events in my life.
AL PACINOI’m much more a European Italian than I am an American Italian, and I’ve always felt that that style of acting comedy is in me.
AL PACINOEither we heal now, as a team, or we will die as individuals.
AL PACINOI’ve always been a bit squeamish when it came to that kind of thing.
AL PACINOI was shocked when I heard about Paul Newman retiring at age 82. Most actors just fade away like old soldiers.
AL PACINOWhen you perform with a live audience, the audience comes back to you.
AL PACINOIf something is working, don’t fix it. Keep going. Go with the glow.
AL PACINOI’ve never felt sensitive to the whole issue, because being macho has never been a problem with me.
AL PACINOThat was the first thing I was struck by, not by the acting, not by anything else, but by the physicality.
AL PACINOI went back to the stage because it was my way of dealing with the success I had, my way of coping.
AL PACINOIt was a way of escaping the responsibilty of what was happening.
AL PACINOAn 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.
AL PACINOAt 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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