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I hope the perception is that I’m an actor, I never intended to be a movie star.

Al Pacino

My early career was a real rush of movies and stardom – it was almost overwhelming.
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Almost Career Early Movie Overwhelm Real Stardom
Pretty soon I’ll start worrying about [my fame] because [my children] carry my name and they have that exposure.
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Children Exposure Name Pretty Soon Start Worry
You never open your mouth until you know what the shot is.
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Know Mouth never Open Shot Until
That’s the way to live – around people who care. It may be a tough ride, but something is going to come out of it.
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Around Care Live People Way
I found they took a lot out of you and they were exhausting for me in a lot of ways.
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Exhaust Found Lot Out Took Way
I never saw myself as a director. It’s certainly a second language but making movies for 40 years, you pick stuff up. However, this style of making movies, this documentary style, is easier for me because I gather a lot of material and with an editor, write it on screen. You try to write based on what you shot.
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Certainly Director Editor Fourty Language Make Movie Myself Pick Second Stuff Write Year
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.
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Always Better Gift Good Idea Know Real Say
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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Ago Beach Coffee Hundred Ocean People Remember Saw Scarface
I want to be interesting in an interview just as much as I want to do well in a part.
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Interest Interview Much Part Want Well
When you do these things, you sort of take the journey. The journey is all about how I can interweave the Oscar Wilde story.
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Interweavemoscar Journey Sort Story Take Thing Wide
I didn’t want the book [of memoirs] out, naturally – Larry [Grobel] knew that for 20 years, 15 at least,
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Book Fifteen Knew Least Natural Twenty Want Year
You’re in a conversation and everybody’s agreeing with what you’re saying – even if you say something totally crazy. You need people who can tell you what you don’t want to hear.
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Agree Conversation Crazy Everybody Hear Something Tell Totally Want
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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The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you.
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Always Crazy Famous Hard Nice People Thing
I’m so shy now I wear sunglasses everywhere I go.
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Dark Everywhere Go Shy Sunglass Wear
Whether he’s doing great acting or not, you’re seeing somebody who is in the tradition of a great actor.
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Act Actor Do Great See Somebody Tradition

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