Either I act or I die.
AL PACINOSo that you and the audience are giving to each other, in a sense. It’s an extraordinary thing. It’s wild turf up there.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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To me, it’s not who you love… a man, a woman, what have you… it’s the fact that you love. That is all that truly matters.
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There is something to the repeats. I think that is part of what is healthy to young actors. Get out and learn something just through doing that, repeating.
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I did say to her that I thought that she had a real gift, and it’s a good idea to know that. It’s always good to go with your gift.
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When I was doing ‘Scarface,’ I remember being in love at that time. One of the few times in my life. And I was so glad it was at that time.
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I’d probably have the same pause if you asked me what my strengths are. Maybe they’re the same thing.
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It’s childish. It’s also responsible. It’s illuminating, enriching, joyful, drab. It’s bizarre, diabolical. It’s exciting.
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I do not believe what I see on television. I believe a percentage of it, so it’s hard for me to discern. I don’t like what it’s doing to the world.
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It wasn’t until I got older that I realized acting was something I could really do.
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I just wondered how it would feel, how people would treat her, but she’s adjusted so marvelously.
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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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When I was a younger actor, I would try to keep it serious all day. But I have found, later on, that the lighter I am about things when I’m going to do a big scene that’s dramatic and takes a lot out of you, the better off I am when I come to it.
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And I didn’t think about the material as much. But sometimes I’ve thought about the material a lot and thought I was doing the right thing, and it didn’t work out.
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Our life is looking forward or looking back, that’s it. Where is the moment?
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My best advice to any young person is, if you want kids, be careful who you have them with. That’s my mantra.
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Man is a little bit better than his reputation, and a little bit worse
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