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Al Pacino

One of the things that made me want to be an actor more than ever was seeing a Chekhov play, “The Sea Gull,” when was 14 in the Bronx.
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I want to be interesting in an interview just as much as I want to do well in a part.
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At one point he took the robes he was wearing and just started flipping them up in the air, out of nowhere. And later, an actor said to him.
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It was a compromise. There was a sense that I could write my own memoirs, and Larry [Grobel] would help me down the line, or maybe not, maybe he was too close to me.
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Lee Strasberg is like that, my grandfather was like that. These are the kinds of men I’ve had close relationships with.
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There is no happiness. There is only concentration.
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Anybody who cares about what he does takes risks.
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There has been a lot of self-doubt and unwelcome events in my life.
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Really, I didn’t know my dad very well. He and my mother split up after the war. I was raised by my maternal grandmother and grandfather, and by my mother.
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I’ve never felt sensitive to the whole issue, because being macho has never been a problem with me.
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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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Women have always had equal importance onstage, and working with them must have altered my sensibilities.
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I understand it on a superficial level, but the depth of it just boggles my mind. I think it’s probably the greatest of all speeches ever written.
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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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On any given Sunday you’re gonna win or you’re gonna lose. The point is — can you win or lose like a man?
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Give Gonna Lose Man Point Sunday Win
So I grew up having a certain relationship to work. It was something that I always wanted.
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Always Certain Grew Relationship Something Want Work
It would be hard to play a character you don’t like – for me anyway – or can’t find something in them to like.
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I turned down a lot of films before I made my first one. I knew that it was time for me to get into movies.
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I go all over the world, I have access to many things, many people, many places and it’s wonderful. But now I’m at a point where.
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It’s childish. It’s also responsible. It’s illuminating, enriching, joyful, drab. It’s bizarre, diabolical. It’s exciting.
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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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Failure Kind Misunderstood Other Yourself
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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Done Get Go Great Guy Magic Out Thing
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.
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I’m an actor, not a star. Stars are people who live in Hollywood and have heart-shaped swimming pools.
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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.
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My early career was a real rush of movies and stardom – it was almost overwhelming.
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Almost Career Early Movie Overwhelm Real Stardom
I used to think of myself as a comedian. I’ve always admired comedians.
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Admire Always Comedian Myself People Think

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