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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.

Al Pacino

The problem with me is, I guess, the way I express myself, you have to be with me 50 years before you can get a sense of what I’m talking about.
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I don’t need bodyguards. I’m from the South Bronx.
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It was a compromise. There was a sense that I could write my own memoirs, and Larry [Grobel] would help me down the line, or maybe not, maybe he was too close to me.
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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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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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Grease even the dullest dreams with these dollar-green, gold-plated fantasies, until every human becomes an aspiring emperor, becomes his own God… and where can you go from there?
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Take a look at Israel’s history and you would know who the terrorist is.
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[Oscar Wilde’s Salome screenplay] is not autobiographical in a sense where you go to my house and see my kids and stuff like that, but that’s why I guess it’s semi-autobiographical.
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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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The interesting thing about this is I don’t know what my vision [ in Salome the play and Salomaybe] is yet about.
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A good warm bath can be one for you, or a whatever.
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Shakespeare is one of the reasons I’ve stayed an actor. Sometimes I spend full days doing Shakespeare by myself, just for the joy of reading it, saying those words.
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An 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.
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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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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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Drinking and smoking grass were a part of my life as far back as I can remember.
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