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.
AL PACINOSometimes you feel critics are wrong all the time, but I don ‘t take objection to it, because that’s the way it goes. They can be wrong, they can be right. They can be cruel, they can be kind.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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My early career was a real rush of movies and stardom – it was almost overwhelming.
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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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I once asked my oldest daughter [Julia Marie] if she thought about changing her name in school and she said, “No, I’m a Pacino. That’s my name.”
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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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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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In America most everybody who’s Italian is half Italian. Except me. I’m all Italian. I’m mostly Sicilian, and I have a little bit of Neapolitan in me. You get your full dose with me.
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When I was younger, I would go to auditions to have the opportunity to audition, which would mean another chance to get up there and try out my stuff.
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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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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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The actor becomes an emotional athlete.
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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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I’m not a violent person, never was, but I have this temperament that I’ve always displayed.
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Actually, the person I related to was James Dean. I grew up with the Dean thing. Rebel Without A Cause had a very powerful effect on me.
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Certainly the movies were always in the air for me. I come from the era when actors thought it was a big deal to be in the movies.
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My children can make me feel rejected. They can humble you pretty quick.
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