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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More Al Pacino Quotes
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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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Romantic love can be a lot of crap, though, let me tell you. And it can hurt you.
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The thing that can get you a little upset is when people say other people are better than you. That can bug you.
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I used to think of myself as a comedian. I’ve always admired comedians.
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The whole thing is, they never asked for it, that kingdom.
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Women have always had equal importance onstage, and working with them must have altered my sensibilities.
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Love is overrated. Biochemically no different than eating large quantities of chocolate
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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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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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I hope the perception is that I’m an actor, I never intended to be a movie star.
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I wouldn’t be interested in [nowadays] television simply because I think it goes too fast.
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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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I like women who can cook. That’s first. Love is very important, but you’ve got to have a friend first.
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The literal, basic thing of the stage is really like a magnet. It brings me back to earth.
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It’s not personal, it’s strictly business
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