I didn’t know what I was going to do with my life. I just had a kind of energy, I was a fairly happy kid.
AL PACINOI was watching Revolution, and the things I did in that picture, holy smokes! I can’t believe I did that, it’s like another person. It’s the thought of it, it’s just appalling to me.
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I went to Performing Arts because that was the only school that would accept me. My scholastic level was not very high.
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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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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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I could work and get to know him and have him help me with the text, the script and become him. It’s almost like a painter having a model to become.
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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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So that you and the audience are giving to each other, in a sense. It’s an extraordinary thing. It’s wild turf up there.
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All due respect, and trying to be as modest as I can be: I am a dancer.
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Either we heal now, as a team, or we will die as individuals.
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The camera can film my face but until it captures my soul, you don’t have a movie.
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The play will invariably be different and stronger, and much more fulfilling and richer on all counts. There’s no doubt in my mind about it.
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I come from the South Bronx – a true descendant of the melting pot. I grew up in a really mixed neighborhood; it was a very integrated life.
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You’re in a conversation and everybody’s agreeing with what you’re saying – even if you say something totally crazy. You need people who can tell you what you don’t want to hear.
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Sometimes what we imagine and the world aren’t different things.
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Show me a bad script and I will show you a big payday.
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I wouldn’t be interested in [nowadays] television simply because I think it goes too fast.
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