I think what you see [in Salome the play backstage] is an artist having this fit of temperament.
AL PACINOIt had a tremendous influence on my becoming an actor.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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That was the first thing I was struck by, not by the acting, not by anything else, but by the physicality.
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What’s this thing that gets between us and Shakespeare?
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You want to finally come to a point where you say that the women you’re with is also your friend.
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Learning (Shakespeare’s plays) …in school was a bit of a bore.
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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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I destroy the painting as soon as I can see what it is. When I can make out something in it,
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I once asked my oldest daughter [Julia Marie] if she thought about changing her name in school and she said, “No, I’m a Pacino. That’s my name.”
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I’m not a violent person, never was, but I have this temperament that I’ve always displayed.
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I was watching Revolution, and the things I did in that picture, holy smokes! I can’t believe I did that, it’s like another person. It’s the thought of it, it’s just appalling to me.
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I picked the wrong movie, or I didn’t pursue a character, but everything you do is part of you and you get something from it.
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“To be or not to be is” [by William Shakespeare] beyond anything I can comprehend.
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My weaknesses… I wish I could come up with something.
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I’m more comfortable in a play. In film, there’s always a certain sense of control, of holding back.
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I personally think if you’re given four months instead of four weeks on a play, with the people who want to work that way.
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Either we heal now, as a team, or we will die as individuals.
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