[Salomaybe] is my presentation, my vision of the world. Not so much to satisfy the audience at large.
AL PACINOI don’t talk politics and I don’t talk philosophy or anything like that, but if you look at my work, you might get an expression of me as a person.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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People are always asking me to do Shakespeare – at home, at colleges, on film locations, in restaurants. It’s like playing a piece of music, getting all the notes. It’s great therapy.
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I turned down a lot of films before I made my first one. I knew that it was time for me to get into movies.
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I’ve always been in the theater. I’ve always gone to it. That’s been my way to cope.
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It surprised me, the feeling I got when I won the Oscar for ‘Scent of a Woman.’ It was a new feeling. I’d never felt it.
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I always had this thing, when I was younger especially, I didn’t want to do movies that much.
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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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“What was that, George, what were you doing?” And he said, “They were sleeping.” You’re always trying to catch them.
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You try to maintain a neutral approach to your work, and not be too hard on yourself.
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If you can identify with people, you can empathize with people and therefore you understand things.
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If I was a painter no one would question me about my age. I’m an artist, I hate saying that.
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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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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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I don’t think actors should ever expect to get a role, because the disappointment is too great.
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My dad was in the army. World War II. He got his college education from the army. After World War II he became an insurance salesman.
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I like women who can cook. That’s first. Love is very important, but you’ve got to have a friend first.
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