I guess it has to do with my tradition and being Italian, we’re very outgoing with our emotions.
AL PACINOIt’s childish. It’s also responsible. It’s illuminating, enriching, joyful, drab. It’s bizarre, diabolical. It’s exciting.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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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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Being the actors of the craft, the trade, one of the big things you do and you learn is about repeating.
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I do not believe what I see on television. I believe a percentage of it, so it’s hard for me to discern. I don’t like what it’s doing to the world.
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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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The actor becomes an emotional athlete. The process is painful – my personal life suffers.
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I try to get some friends together and read a script aloud. Sometimes I read scripts and record them and play them back to see if there’s a movie.
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All I am is what I’m going after.
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I have a life and do a lot of things, and so far my work has been my life.
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Drinking and smoking grass were a part of my life as far back as I can remember.
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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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A kiss is a lusty dollop of dessert to be served with desire and savored with passion.
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I believe in one day at a time; you’ve got TODAY, that’s what you’ ve got.
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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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My early career was a real rush of movies and stardom – it was almost overwhelming.
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I was quite overtaken by success and fame. I was one of those types who responded to it in a negative way. It was not easy.
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