[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 PACINOThere is no happiness. There is only concentration.
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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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My grandfather was a provider. Work, any kind of work, was the joy of his life.
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Early on in my career, I remember running – fleeing – to the theater as a way of coping with all the meshugaas that was going on for me.
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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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I didn’t want the book [of memoirs] out, naturally – Larry [Grobel] knew that for 20 years, 15 at least,
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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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I was never very happy with performing; it didn’t turn me on much.
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Certainly the movies were always in the air for me. I come from the era when actors thought it was a big deal to be in the movies.
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A lot of actors choose parts by the scripts, but I don’t trust reading the scripts that much.
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There’s something to learn from it. I’ve had movies that have failed colossally, so you kind of analyze your failures.
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There has been a lot of self-doubt and unwelcome events in my life.
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When I was doing ‘Scarface,’ I remember being in love at that time. One of the few times in my life. And I was so glad it was at that time.
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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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I want to be a great actor someday, and I’ve decided there’s no use philosophizing; the only way is to work at my craft.
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If I was a painter no one would question me about my age. I’m an artist, I hate saying that.
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