We start to realize that there are anodynes in life that help us through the day.
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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My own celebrity, my own life. This is semi-autobiographical in terms of my commitment to this kind of thing.
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Either I act or I die.
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Either we heal now, as a team, or we will die as individuals.
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You need some insecurity if you’re an actor. It keeps the pot boiling. I haven’t yet started to think about retiring.
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The thing is doing it, that’s what it’s all about. Not in the results of it. After all what is a risk? It’s a risk not to take risks. Otherwise, you can go stale and repeat yourself.
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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.
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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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[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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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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I’m much more a European Italian than I am an American Italian, and I’ve always felt that that style of acting comedy is in me.
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When you’re reading some of the great plays, when you do what I call “taking up with a writer,” something happens.
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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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When I was younger, there was the sex thing. That’s par for the course.When you’re a movie star, it went with it. It’s a kind of rite of passage, socially.
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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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Did you know I started out as a stand-up comic? People don’t believe me when I tell them. That’s how I saw myself, in comedy.
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