It was her way of getting out, and she would take me with her. I’d go home and act all the parts.
AL PACINOIt was her way of getting out, and she would take me with her. I’d go home and act all the parts.
AL PACINOThe hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you.
AL PACINOActors are always outsiders. It’s necessary to be able to interpret – and that gets distorted when you become famous.
AL PACINOLarry Grobel has the illness of all writers, he can’t help himself.
AL PACINOI always had this thing, when I was younger especially, I didn’t want to do movies that much.
AL PACINOJamie Foxx does a good rendition of me. It’s a real gift, mimicry of that kind, the tonal thing. It’s sort of like having a talent for playing an instrument.
AL PACINOI found they took a lot out of you and they were exhausting for me in a lot of ways.
AL PACINOThere was a time in my life when being dishonest with women was the natural way to be. I finally said, “Hey, I have to stop this silliness.”
AL PACINOWhen I was younger, I would go to auditions to have the opportunity to audition, which would mean another chance to get up there and try out my stuff.
AL PACINOGreat directors can understand the staging in such a way that can make a scene come alive. Others have a certain way of pacing the scene.
AL PACINOShow me a bad script and I will show you a big payday.
AL PACINOI didn’t know what I was going to do with my life. I just had a kind of energy, I was a fairly happy kid.
AL PACINOIf you have the opportunity to meet someone as an actor, it’s just great fodder for you. It’s wonderful source stuff that we die for.
AL PACINOOr try out what I learned and see how it worked with an audience, because where are you gonna get an audience?
AL PACINOThe physical stamina [in Revolution]. I was just shocked by it. I didn’t think I had it in me ever, and I wasn’t terribly young when I did it. I was in my early forties.
AL PACINOThe stage is different ; there’s more to act. There are more demands put on you, more experiences to go through.
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