There are a lot of roles in Shakespeare, basically. If I feel that the script is a movie, I would be interested in doing any role of Shakespeare’s.
AL PACINOIf I find something and feel as though I can contribute to [it] in a way and feel I’m in it, whatever that means.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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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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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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There’s something to learn from it. I’ve had movies that have failed colossally, so you kind of analyze your failures.
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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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I don’t understand the hatred and fear of gays and bisexuals and lesbians… it’s a concept I honestly cannot grasp.
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The story of Salome, the play itself and what it is, what it contains, and my journey as an actor, as a director, as a filmmaker, as a person struggling with whatever I’m struggling with.
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I don’t think actors should ever expect to get a role, because the disappointment is too great.
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Francis Ford Coppola did this early on. You tape a movie, like a radio show, and you have the narrator read all the stage directions.
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I destroy it because it’s no longer coming from my unconscious.
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A kiss is a lusty dollop of dessert to be served with desire and savored with passion.
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I used to think of myself as a comedian. I’ve always admired comedians.
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I don’t regret anything. I feel like I’ve made what I would call mistakes.
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I probably write a poem every 50 years.
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I picked the wrong movie, or I didn’t pursue a character, but everything you do is part of you and you get something from it.
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The play is the source, it is orchestrated with words. In a movie, you are not dealing with as much as that. There are machines and wires.
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