I understand the directors much more. I was always rebelling against them when I was a youngster, I didn’t want to be told what to do. I had no identification.
AL PACINOWhether he’s doing great acting or not, you’re seeing somebody who is in the tradition of a great actor.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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My early career was a real rush of movies and stardom – it was almost overwhelming.
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Any project that I find encouraging that isn’t attached to a studio, I can go to them, which I definitely would. You have to take an interest in what you do.
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Responsibilities are relative. My responsibility is to a character in a script, to a part I’m playing.
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It wasn’t until I got older that I realized acting was something I could really do.
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Either we heal now, as a team, or we will die as individuals.
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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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There has been a lot of self-doubt and unwelcome events in my life.
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My grandfather was a provider. Work, any kind of work, was the joy of his life.
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I found that speaking live to people, young people, about what I liked and what had been happening to me was very good for me.
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I used to think of myself as a comedian. I’ve always admired comedians.
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Anybody who cares about what he does takes risks.
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After looking at Salomaybe, I don’t know who the hell the real me is. I think it’s closest now to the real me because for one thing, I’m used to this.
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Waiting around and doing these lines over and over and finally having to go in and loop the lines and dub them.
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I’ve always been in the theater. I’ve always gone to it. That’s been my way to cope.
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I come from the South Bronx – a true descendant of the melting pot. I grew up in a really mixed neighborhood; it was a very integrated life.
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