I went to Performing Arts because that was the only school that would accept me. My scholastic level was not very high.
AL PACINOWhen [Julia Marie Pacino] was 5 or 6 years old, we were in an Italian restaurant, and these people came by the table and they would start talking to me, asking me for my autograph and she just went under the table.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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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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My children can make me feel rejected. They can humble you pretty quick.
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It would be hard to play a character you don’t like – for me anyway – or can’t find something in them to like.
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The literal, basic thing of the stage is really like a magnet. It brings me back to earth.
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And I didn’t think about the material as much. But sometimes I’ve thought about the material a lot and thought I was doing the right thing, and it didn’t work out.
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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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The actor becomes an emotional athlete.
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It’s never really that much fun for me to do movies anyway, because you – you know, you have to get up very early in the morning and you have to go in and you spend a lot of time waiting around.
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What he does with it, that’s something else, but he’s got it all. The talent, the instrument is there, that’s why he has endured.
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I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.
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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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At this point in my career, I don’t have to deal with audition rejections. So I get my rejection from other things.
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You want to finally come to a point where you say that the women you’re with is also your friend.
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If you get all tangled up, just tango on.
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I’ ve won awards. And they didn’t make me feel bad winning them.
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