The actor becomes an emotional athlete. The process is painful – my personal life suffers.
AL PACINO- It’s childish. It’s also responsible. It’s illuminating, enriching, joyful, drab. It’s bizarre, diabolical. It’s exciting.
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It’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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The actor becomes an emotional athlete. The process is painful – my personal life suffers.
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Their minds, the way in which they se the world is so striking, the way they juxtapose things, the way they can see humor in people. There’s a liberation in that.
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Grease even the dullest dreams with these dollar-green, gold-plated fantasies, until every human becomes an aspiring emperor, becomes his own God… and where can you go from there?
AL PACINOGrease even the dullest dreams with these dollar-green, gold-plated fantasies, until every human becomes an aspiring emperor, becomes his own God… and where can you go from there?
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Chekhov was as important to me as anybody as a writer.
AL PACINOChekhov was as important to me as anybody as a writer.
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When I was a younger actor, I would try to keep it serious all day. But I have found, later on, that the lighter I am about things when I’m going to do a big scene that’s dramatic and takes a lot out of you, the better off I am when I come to it.
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My best advice to any young person is, if you want kids, be careful who you have them with. That’s my mantra.
AL PACINOMy best advice to any young person is, if you want kids, be careful who you have them with. That’s my mantra.
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I did say to her that I thought that she had a real gift, and it’s a good idea to know that. It’s always good to go with your gift.
AL PACINOI did say to her that I thought that she had a real gift, and it’s a good idea to know that. It’s always good to go with your gift.
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We were doing Scarface many years ago…and I remember having my coffee and looking at the beach, the surf, and I saw a hundred people looking out into the ocean.
AL PACINOWe were doing Scarface many years ago…and I remember having my coffee and looking at the beach, the surf, and I saw a hundred people looking out into the ocean.
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An actor basically likes to be asked to do something, no matter what position he’s in. It feels more natural. Sitting and waiting is more gratifying.
AL PACINOAn actor basically likes to be asked to do something, no matter what position he’s in. It feels more natural. Sitting and waiting is more gratifying.
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I would come home and she would tell me about her life that day and all her problems and I remember saying to her, look, you really got me through this picture because I would shed everything when I came home.
AL PACINOI would come home and she would tell me about her life that day and all her problems and I remember saying to her, look, you really got me through this picture because I would shed everything when I came home.
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“What was that, George, what were you doing?” And he said, “They were sleeping.” You’re always trying to catch them.
AL PACINO“What was that, George, what were you doing?” And he said, “They were sleeping.” You’re always trying to catch them.
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When my mother got home from work, she would take me to the movies.
AL PACINOWhen my mother got home from work, she would take me to the movies.
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It’s so funny when people who are not used to making movies get into it. You just can’t believe how insufferably boring it is.
AL PACINOIt’s so funny when people who are not used to making movies get into it. You just can’t believe how insufferably boring it is.
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I could work and get to know him and have him help me with the text, the script and become him. It’s almost like a painter having a model to become.
AL PACINOI could work and get to know him and have him help me with the text, the script and become him. It’s almost like a painter having a model to become.
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I’ve often said there’s two kinds of actors. There’s a more gregarious type and the shy type.
AL PACINOI’ve often said there’s two kinds of actors. There’s a more gregarious type and the shy type.
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[Marlon] Brando’s a giant on every level. When he acts it’s as if he landed from another planet. A planet where they produce great actors.
AL PACINO[Marlon] Brando’s a giant on every level. When he acts it’s as if he landed from another planet. A planet where they produce great actors.
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