I destroy the painting as soon as I can see what it is. When I can make out something in it,
AL PACINOShakespeare’s plays are more violent than ‘Scarface.’
More Al Pacino Quotes
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It surprised me, the feeling I got when I won the Oscar for ‘Scent of a Woman.’ It was a new feeling. I’d never felt it.
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What kind of failure was it? A failure because it’s misunderstood by others? A failure because you misunderstood it yourself?
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Sometimes they are the same exact thing.
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I always had this thing, when I was younger especially, I didn’t want to do movies that much.
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It turned out that time doesn’t heal the wound , but in its so merciful way , blunts the edges ever so slightly
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I didn’t want anything written about me. Then, you know, things happen, finally it’s OK and I trust Larry. Nothing about it is salacious in any way.
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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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I used to say I wanted to genuflect to a woman, put her up on a pedestal higher and higher, way up beyond my grasp…Then I’d find another one.
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“What was that, George, what were you doing?” And he said, “They were sleeping.” You’re always trying to catch them.
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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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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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Playing a character is an illusion, and I feel that when you know too much about a person, possibly part of that illusion is disrupted.
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I don’t need bodyguards. I’m from the South Bronx.
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I am a dancer. But I don’t think I would be on ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ mainly because I would be too shy.
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I put comedy as much as I can into all my movies, if I can help it.
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