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There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.

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
Early on in my career, I remember running – fleeing – to the theater as a way of coping with all the meshugaas that was going on for me.
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All Career Cop Ealy Flee People Remember Run
I believe in one day at a time; you’ve got TODAY, that’s what you’ ve got.
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Believe Day Go One Time Today
The stage is different ; there’s more to act. There are more demands put on you, more experiences to go through.
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Act Demand Different Experience More Stage Through
Either I act or I die.
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Act Die Either
I don’t need bodyguards. I’m from the South Bronx.
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Bodyguard Bronx Need South
I destroy it because it’s no longer coming from my unconscious.
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Come Destroy Longer Unconcious
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
When you’re acting for a camera, it keeps taking and never giving back.
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Act Back Camera Give Keep never Talk When
You’re going to get a sense of what the hell’s going on there. Boy, you’ll wake up fast when bullets are flying over your head.
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Boy Bullet Fast Go Head Hell Over Sense Wake
Opinions I have about anything are in my personal life.
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Anything Opinion Personal Life
I do not believe what I see on television. I believe a percentage of it, so it’s hard for me to discern. I don’t like what it’s doing to the world.
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Believe Discren Do Hard Like Percentage Television World
An actor basically likes to be asked to do something, no matter what position he’s in. It feels more natural. Sitting and waiting is more gratifying.
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Actor Ask Basically Feel Gratify Matter Natural Position Sit Something Wait
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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Deal Machine Movie Much Orchestrate Play Source Wire Word
You sharpen the human appetite to the point where it can split atoms with its desire; you build egos the size of cathedrals; fiber-optically connect the world to every eager impulse.
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Appellate Atom Cathedral Connect Desire Dream Ego Fiber Grease Human Impulse Optical Point Sharpen Spilt
We live in a world where the more you’re working, the more things you do. It’s a workaday world.
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Live More Thing Work Workaday World

There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.

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