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Here in these films [Salome the play and Salomaybe], I have the opportunity to say something about how I feel about things.

Al Pacino

I do Shakespeare when I am feeling a certain way.
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Author Certain Do Feel Way
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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Actor Air Always Big Certain Come Deal Era Movie
Early on in my career, I remember running – fleeing – to the theater as a way of coping with all the meshugaas that was going on for me.
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All Career Cop Ealy Flee People Remember Run
Drinking and smoking grass were a part of my life as far back as I can remember.
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Back Drink Life Part Remember Smok
I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.
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Act Always Even Lie Truth
That’s where humour lives for me. In the body. The Steve Martin kind of stuff or Jim Carrey, that’s what I like. I’ve always felt that’s what I would like to do.
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Always Body Felt Humour Kind Like Person Stuff
Or try out what I learned and see how it worked with an audience, because where are you gonna get an audience?
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Audience Learn Make See Something Try
I probably write a poem every 50 years.
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Every Fifty Poem Probably Writing Year
I have a life and do a lot of things, and so far my work has been my life.
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Age Artist Far Hate Life Lot Thing Work
It’s not personal, it’s strictly business
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Business Personal Strict
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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After Anybody Film Less Movie Onstage Over Together Until You
Without coffee something’s missing
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Coffee Miss Something
I’ve never cared for guns. In fact, when I did ‘Scent of a Woman’ I had to learn how to assemble one.
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Assemble Care Fact Gun Learn Scent Woman
Their minds, the way in which they se the world is so striking, the way they juxtapose things, the way they can see humor in people. There’s a liberation in that.
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Humor Juxtapose Liberation Mind Strike Thing Way World
I’m an actor, not a star. Stars are people who live in Hollywood and have heart-shaped swimming pools.
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Actor Heart Help Hollywood Pool Shape Star Swim
Really, I didn’t know my dad very well. He and my mother split up after the war. I was raised by my maternal grandmother and grandfather, and by my mother.
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After Dad Grandfather Maternal Mother Raise Real War
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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Actor Do Get Healthy Out Repeat Something Young
To be really obvious about something, if somebody straps an M1 on your shoulder and throws you in Iraq.
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Country Obvious Really Shoulder Somebody Something Strap Throw
It wasn’t until I got older that I realized acting was something I could really do.
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Act Do Older Realize Really Something Until
When you’re acting for a camera, it keeps taking and never giving back.
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Act Back Camera Give Keep never Talk When
I put comedy as much as I can into all my movies, if I can help it.
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All Comedy Help Movie Put
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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Aspire Dollar Dream Dull Emperor Fantast God Gold Grease Green Human Plate
I learned to wrestle, I learned defensive fighting at a young age, because when someone hit me, I would throw up and fall down.
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Age Defensive Down Fall Fight Hit Learn Someone Throw Up Wrestler Young
I go all over the world, I have access to many things, many people, many places and it’s wonderful. But now I’m at a point where.
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Access All Many Over People Place Point Thing Wonderful World
I destroy the painting as soon as I can see what it is. When I can make out something in it,
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Destroy Make Out Paint Something Soon Unconscious
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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After Army Become College Dad Education Insurance Salesman War World
We start to realize that there are anodynes in life that help us through the day.
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Anodynes Day Help Life Park Realize Stuff Through Want

Here in these films [Salome the play and Salomaybe], I have the opportunity to say something about how I feel about things.

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Here in these films [Salome the play and Salomaybe], I have the opportunity to say something about how I feel about things.

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