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I could work and get to know him and have him help me with the text, the script and become him. It’s almost like a painter having a model to become.

Al Pacino

People are always asking me to do Shakespeare – at home, at colleges, on film locations, in restaurants. It’s like playing a piece of music, getting all the notes. It’s great therapy.
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Ask College Film Get Great Home Location Music People Person Restaurant Therapy
It was her way of getting out, and she would take me with her. I’d go home and act all the parts.
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Actor Become Get Home Influence Out Part
You’re in a conversation and everybody’s agreeing with what you’re saying – even if you say something totally crazy. You need people who can tell you what you don’t want to hear.
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Agree Conversation Crazy Everybody Hear Something Tell Totally Want
Jamie Foxx does a good rendition of me. It’s a real gift, mimicry of that kind, the tonal thing. It’s sort of like having a talent for playing an instrument.
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Doe Gift Good Instrument Kind Long Mimicry Person Real Redeition Talent Thing Tonal
[Marlon] Brando’s a giant on every level. When he acts it’s as if he landed from another planet. A planet where they produce great actors.
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Act Actor Another Every Giant Great Land Level People Planet Produce
I’d probably have the same pause if you asked me what my strengths are. Maybe they’re the same thing.
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Ask Pause Probably Same Strength Thing
Look, but don’t touch. Touch, but don’t taste. Taste, but don’t swallow.
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Look Swallow Taste Touch
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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Careful Friend Judge Man Most People
Being the actors of the craft, the trade, one of the big things you do and you learn is about repeating.
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Actor Big Healthy Learn Repeat Thin Think Trade
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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Instead Month People Personally Play Think Want Week Work
When you do these things, you sort of take the journey. The journey is all about how I can interweave the Oscar Wilde story.
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Interweavemoscar Journey Sort Story Take Thing Wide
Their minds, the way in which they se the world is so striking, the way they juxtapose things, the way they can see humor in people. There’s a liberation in that.
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Humor Juxtapose Liberation Mind Strike Thing Way World
It surprised me, the feeling I got when I won the Oscar for ‘Scent of a Woman.’ It was a new feeling. I’d never felt it.
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Feel Feeling Gold New Oscar Scent Surprise Win Woman
I’ve had very deep relationships that lasted for long periods of time with people.
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Deep Long People Period Relationship Time
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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Actor Author Feeling Joy Person Read Reason Stay
That’s where humour lives for me. In the body. The Steve Martin kind of stuff or Jim Carrey, that’s what I like. I’ve always felt that’s what I would like to do.
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Always Body Felt Humour Kind Like Person Stuff

I could work and get to know him and have him help me with the text, the script and become him. It’s almost like a painter having a model to become.

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