To me, it’s not who you love… a man, a woman, what have you… it’s the fact that you love. That is all that truly matters.
AL PACINOI was never very happy with performing; it didn’t turn me on much.
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Brian De Palma, standing there alone by the surf and they were all waiting for him. And I never forgot that because it represented to me what a director is, what a director does.
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[Julie Marie Pacino]is a great ballplayer, which I wanted to be. She did make four films by the time she was 14 but we’re not going to talk about that.
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It was her way of getting out, and she would take me with her. I’d go home and act all the parts.
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Actors are always outsiders. It’s necessary to be able to interpret – and that gets distorted when you become famous.
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My grandfather was a provider. Work, any kind of work, was the joy of his life.
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And I didn’t think about the material as much. But sometimes I’ve thought about the material a lot and thought I was doing the right thing, and it didn’t work out.
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My dad was in the army. World War II. He got his college education from the army. After World War II he became an insurance salesman.
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So I’ve been doing everything that has to do with being next to them, close to them.
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I don’t think actors should ever expect to get a role, because the disappointment is too great.
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My early career was a real rush of movies and stardom – it was almost overwhelming.
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Romantic love can be a lot of crap, though, let me tell you. And it can hurt you.
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I want to be interesting in an interview just as much as I want to do well in a part.
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What kind of failure was it? A failure because it’s misunderstood by others? A failure because you misunderstood it yourself?
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If something is working, don’t fix it. Keep going. Go with the glow.
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I am a dancer. But I don’t think I would be on ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ mainly because I would be too shy.
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