I don’t see my Oscar much now. But when I first got it, there was a feeling for weeks afterward that I guess is akin to winning a gold medal in the Olympics.
AL PACINOEither I act or I die.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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“What was that, George, what were you doing?” And he said, “They were sleeping.” You’re always trying to catch them.
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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.
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Shakespeare is one of the reasons I’ve stayed an actor. Sometimes I spend full days doing Shakespeare by myself, just for the joy of reading it, saying those words.
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I believe in one day at a time; you’ve got TODAY, that’s what you’ ve got.
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Is it possible to do something that that makes an audience uncomfortable, challenges them, makes them see things they’re not used to?
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I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.
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I didn’t go for the needle at all. I never cared for drugs, because I saw what they did to most people. I thought that was the end of the road.
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Larry Grobel has the illness of all writers, he can’t help himself.
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There are a couple of times I would’ve liked to have married. I think I made a mistake, especially once.
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There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
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Drinking and smoking grass were a part of my life as far back as I can remember.
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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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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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Either I act or I die.
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There is no happiness. There is only concentration.
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