I was watching Revolution, and the things I did in that picture, holy smokes! I can’t believe I did that, it’s like another person. It’s the thought of it, it’s just appalling to me.
AL PACINOI turned down a lot of films before I made my first one. I knew that it was time for me to get into movies.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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Learning (Shakespeare’s plays) …in school was a bit of a bore.
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Except if something was maybe a play on television or some great television script.
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That’s the way to live – around people who care. It may be a tough ride, but something is going to come out of it.
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I don’t like what’s going on in Iraq, naturally. I’m part of a large majority of people who don’t, but I do not know the whole story.
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When I was younger, I would go to auditions to have the opportunity to audition, which would mean another chance to get up there and try out my stuff.
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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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Pretty soon I’ll start worrying about [my fame] because [my children] carry my name and they have that exposure.
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Actually, the person I related to was James Dean. I grew up with the Dean thing. Rebel Without A Cause had a very powerful effect on me.
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If something is working, don’t fix it. Keep going. Go with the glow.
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I found they took a lot out of you and they were exhausting for me in a lot of ways.
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I don’t see my Oscar much now. But when I first got it, there was a feeling for weeks afterward that I guess is akin to winning a gold medal in the Olympics.
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Either I act or I die.
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I wouldn’t be interested in [nowadays] television simply because I think it goes too fast.
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There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
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Certainly the movies were always in the air for me. I come from the era when actors thought it was a big deal to be in the movies.
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