My first language was shy. It’s only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness.
AL PACINOWhen 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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Either we heal now, as a team, or we will die as individuals.
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It’s never really that much fun for me to do movies anyway, because you – you know, you have to get up very early in the morning and you have to go in and you spend a lot of time waiting around.
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A good warm bath can be one for you, or a whatever.
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When you’re acting for a camera, it keeps taking and never giving back.
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I was quite overtaken by success and fame. I was one of those types who responded to it in a negative way. It was not easy.
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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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“To be or not to be is” [by William Shakespeare] beyond anything I can comprehend.
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The actor becomes an emotional athlete.
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The difference between the actor and the painter is that the actor would buy somebody a knish in order to have them watch him act.
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Opinions I have about anything are in my personal life.
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Show me a bad script and I will show you a big payday.
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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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I guess it has to do with my tradition and being Italian, we’re very outgoing with our emotions.
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My own celebrity, my own life. This is semi-autobiographical in terms of my commitment to this kind of thing.
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I’ve never cared for guns. In fact, when I did ‘Scent of a Woman’ I had to learn how to assemble one.
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