I want to be interesting in an interview just as much as I want to do well in a part.
AL PACINOVanity: my favorite sin.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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I’m more comfortable in a play. In film, there’s always a certain sense of control, of holding back.
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There was a time in my life when being dishonest with women was the natural way to be. I finally said, “Hey, I have to stop this silliness.”
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Without coffee something’s missing
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I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.
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I found they took a lot out of you and they were exhausting for me in a lot of ways.
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You try to maintain a neutral approach to your work, and not be too hard on yourself.
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All due respect and trying to be as modest as I can be,
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Certainly the movies were always in the air for me. I come from the era when actors thought it was a big deal to be in the movies.
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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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What’s this thing that gets between us and Shakespeare?
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If you can identify with people, you can empathize with people and therefore you understand things.
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A kiss is a lusty dollop of dessert to be served with desire and savored with passion.
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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’s childish. It’s also responsible. It’s illuminating, enriching, joyful, drab. It’s bizarre, diabolical. It’s exciting.
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There are a lot of roles in Shakespeare, basically. If I feel that the script is a movie, I would be interested in doing any role of Shakespeare’s.
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