I’m naturally shy but I’ve done this [movie Salomaybe] so much and you get better at it than you would think.
AL PACINOLee Strasberg is like that, my grandfather was like that. These are the kinds of men I’ve had close relationships with.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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It’s not personal, it’s strictly business
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The actor becomes an emotional athlete.
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There is no happiness. There is only concentration.
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It turned out that time doesn’t heal the wound , but in its so merciful way , blunts the edges ever so slightly
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You don’t get to know anybody in a movie until after it’s over. You work less together in a film than you do onstage.
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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 personally think if you’re given four months instead of four weeks on a play, with the people who want to work that way.
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sometimes it’s better to be with the devil u know than the angel u didn’t know
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It’s very evocative; it’s like a first cut because you hear ‘She walked to the door,’ and you visualize all these things. ‘She opens the door’ . . . because you read the stage directions, too.
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It used to worry me what people said about me. I’m learning not to worry as much.
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Whether he’s doing great acting or not, you’re seeing somebody who is in the tradition of a great actor.
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I’m more comfortable in a play. In film, there’s always a certain sense of control, of holding back.
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I was shocked when I heard about Paul Newman retiring at age 82. Most actors just fade away like old soldiers.
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If I find something and feel as though I can contribute to [it] in a way and feel I’m in it, whatever that means.
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So I grew up having a certain relationship to work. It was something that I always wanted.
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