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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.

Al Pacino

I didn’t want the book [of memoirs] out, naturally – Larry [Grobel] knew that for 20 years, 15 at least,
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Book Fifteen Knew Least Natural Twenty Want Year
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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Actor Ask Basically Feel Gratify Matter Natural Position Sit Something Wait
I was playing a part of someone dealing dope on a street corner – and there was a guy actually dealing heroin right there. I looked at him, he looked at me, and I got real confused.
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Confuse Corner Deal Dope Guy Look Part Play Real Someone Street
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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Act All Care Do Repeat Result Risk Think Yourself
“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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Always Catch Do Sleep Try
Look, but don’t touch. Touch, but don’t taste. Taste, but don’t swallow.
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Look Swallow Taste Touch
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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Dancer Mainly Shy Star Think Too Would
My dad was in the army. World War II. He got his college education from the army. After World War II he became an insurance salesman.
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After Army Become College Dad Education Insurance Salesman War World
I have a life and do a lot of things, and so far my work has been my life.
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Age Artist Far Hate Life Lot Thing Work
They made me feel pretty good. But it also did not make me feel bad NOT winning the Academy Award.
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Academy Award Bad Feel Good Made Pretty
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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Give Gonna Lose Man Point Sunday Win
It was a way of escaping the responsibilty of what was happening.
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Escape Happen Responsibility Way
Acting is hard work. At times, it’s very energizing and enervating.
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Act Joyful Energize Enervate Hard Time Work
I’m expressing something that I feel is a way to exercise my talent and help communicate a role as a human being in a movie, I will do that.
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Being Communicate Exercise Express Feel Help Human Movie Something
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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Feel Feeling Gold New Oscar Scent Surprise Win Woman
My first language was shy. It’s only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness.
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Cope First Have Language Learn Limelight Only Shy Thrust

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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