“To be or not to be is” [by William Shakespeare] beyond anything I can comprehend.
AL PACINOThat’s where humour lives for me. In the body. The Steve Martin kind of stuff or Jim Carrey, that’s what I like. I’ve always felt that’s what I would like to do.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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I wouldn’t be interested in [nowadays] television simply because I think it goes too fast.
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Here in these films [Salome the play and Salomaybe], I have the opportunity to say something about how I feel about things.
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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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“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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I found out how temperamental I am, yes. And that sometimes that can be kind of off-putting.
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I love work because it keeps sex in perspective. Otherwise, it can become a preoccupation.
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[Julie Marie Pacino]is a great ballplayer, which I wanted to be. She did make four films by the time she was 14 but we’re not going to talk about that.
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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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When I was younger, there was the sex thing. That’s par for the course.When you’re a movie star, it went with it. It’s a kind of rite of passage, socially.
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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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Brian De Palma, standing there alone by the surf and they were all waiting for him. And I never forgot that because it represented to me what a director is, what a director does.
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[Marlon] Brando’s a giant on every level. When he acts it’s as if he landed from another planet. A planet where they produce great actors.
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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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I did say to her that I thought that she had a real gift, and it’s a good idea to know that. It’s always good to go with your gift.
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Larry Grobel has the illness of all writers, he can’t help himself.
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