My weaknesses… I wish I could come up with something.
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.
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I had it on scraps of paper and the maid threw it out.
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I’m more comfortable in a play. In film, there’s always a certain sense of control, of holding back.
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I’ve always been a bit squeamish when it came to that kind of thing.
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I’ ve won awards. And they didn’t make me feel bad winning them.
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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 was shocked when I heard about Paul Newman retiring at age 82. Most actors just fade away like old soldiers.
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A lot of actors choose parts by the scripts, but I don’t trust reading the scripts that much.
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I do Shakespeare when I am feeling a certain way.
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They say we die twice – once when the last breath leaves our body and once when the last person we know says our name.
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All due respect and trying to be as modest as I can be,
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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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So that you and the audience are giving to each other, in a sense. It’s an extraordinary thing. It’s wild turf up there.
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The thing that can get you a little upset is when people say other people are better than you. That can bug you.
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It’s childish. It’s also responsible. It’s illuminating, enriching, joyful, drab. It’s bizarre, diabolical. It’s exciting.
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I’ve had very deep relationships that lasted for long periods of time with people.
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