You try to maintain a neutral approach to your work, and not be too hard on yourself.
AL PACINOI’ve always been a bit squeamish when it came to that kind of thing.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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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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You never open your mouth until you know what the shot is.
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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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Acting is hard work. At times, it’s very energizing and enervating.
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When you perform with a live audience, the audience comes back to you.
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The stage is different ; there’s more to act. There are more demands put on you, more experiences to go through.
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Sometimes you’re fighting corporations and forget that people can talk to each other.
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I come from the South Bronx – a true descendant of the melting pot. I grew up in a really mixed neighborhood; it was a very integrated life.
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There has been a lot of self-doubt and unwelcome events in my life.
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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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I like, for instance, ‘Serpico.’ I enjoyed playing Serpico because Frank Serpico was there. He existed. He was a real life person and I could – I could embody him. I could, you know.
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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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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.
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I went to Performing Arts because that was the only school that would accept me. My scholastic level was not very high.
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I don’t understand the hatred and fear of gays and bisexuals and lesbians… it’s a concept I honestly cannot grasp.
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