There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
AL PACINOMy first language was shy. It’s only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness.
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When I was doing ‘Scarface,’ I remember being in love at that time. One of the few times in my life. And I was so glad it was at that time.
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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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I’ve had very deep relationships that lasted for long periods of time with people.
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sometimes it’s better to be with the devil u know than the angel u didn’t know
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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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Actually, the person I related to was James Dean. I grew up with the Dean thing. Rebel Without A Cause had a very powerful effect on me.
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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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I’d probably have the same pause if you asked me what my strengths are. Maybe they’re the same thing.
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I thought it was time to show some of it, to show some of my feelings about things and what I preferred at the time. I prefer them still but not to the extent I did at the time.
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All due respect, and trying to be as modest as I can be: I am a dancer.
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Sometimes the only way you can get an audience is at an audition.
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Women have always had equal importance onstage, and working with them must have altered my sensibilities.
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When you perform with a live audience, the audience comes back to you.
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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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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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