I’ve always been a bit squeamish when it came to that kind of thing.
AL PACINOOne 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.
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Great directors can understand the staging in such a way that can make a scene come alive. Others have a certain way of pacing the scene.
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Playing a character is an illusion, and I feel that when you know too much about a person, possibly part of that illusion is disrupted.
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I’m naturally shy but I’ve done this [movie Salomaybe] so much and you get better at it than you would think.
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There has been a lot of self-doubt and unwelcome events in my life.
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I hope the perception is that I’m an actor, I never intended to be a movie star.
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I destroy it because it’s no longer coming from my unconscious.
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When I was younger, there was the sex thing. That’s par for the course.When you’re a movie star, it went with it. It’s a kind of rite of passage, socially.
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I was quite overtaken by success and fame. I was one of those types who responded to it in a negative way. It was not easy.
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Vanity: my favorite sin.
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I’ve had very deep relationships that lasted for long periods of time with people.
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Early 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.
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So I’ve been doing everything that has to do with being next to them, close to them.
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Take a look at Israel’s history and you would know who the terrorist is.
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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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