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.
AL PACINOGreat directors can understand the staging in such a way that can make a scene come alive. Others have a certain way of pacing the scene.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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They made me feel pretty good. But it also did not make me feel bad NOT winning the Academy Award.
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Be careful how you judge people, most of all friends. You don’t sum up a man’s life in one moment.
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You take a guy like George Clooney who goes out there to Darfur, and gets things done! That’s magical. He’s done a great thing.
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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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When my mother got home from work, she would take me to the movies.
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My weaknesses… I wish I could come up with something.
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What kind of failure was it? A failure because it’s misunderstood by others? A failure because you misunderstood it yourself?
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My early career was a real rush of movies and stardom – it was almost overwhelming.
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So I grew up having a certain relationship to work. It was something that I always wanted.
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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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Actors are always outsiders. It’s necessary to be able to interpret – and that gets distorted when you become famous.
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“To be or not to be is” [by William Shakespeare] beyond anything I can comprehend.
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I don’t care if it’s a walk in the park, a look out the window, a good bubble bath – whatever. Even a meal you like, or a friend you want to call. That helps us solve all this stuff in our head.
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Chekhov was as important to me as anybody as a writer.
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My best advice to any young person is, if you want kids, be careful who you have them with. That’s my mantra.
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