“What was that, George, what were you doing?” And he said, “They were sleeping.” You’re always trying to catch them.
AL PACINOThe story of Salome, the play itself and what it is, what it contains, and my journey as an actor, as a director, as a filmmaker, as a person struggling with whatever I’m struggling with.
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Show me a bad script and I will show you a big payday.
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I’ve never felt sensitive to the whole issue, because being macho has never been a problem with me.
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It would be hard to play a character you don’t like – for me anyway – or can’t find something in them to like.
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When I was younger, there was the sex thing. That’s par for the course.When you’re a movie star, it went with it. It’s a kind of rite of passage, socially.
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On any given Sunday you’re gonna win or you’re gonna lose. The point is — can you win or lose like a man?
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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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Anybody who cares about what he does takes risks.
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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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You want to finally come to a point where you say that the women you’re with is also your friend.
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You’re in a conversation and everybody’s agreeing with what you’re saying – even if you say something totally crazy. You need people who can tell you what you don’t want to hear.
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I want to be a great actor someday, and I’ve decided there’s no use philosophizing; the only way is to work at my craft.
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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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Freedom, baby, is never having to say youre sorry.
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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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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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