Al Pacino Quotes, Believe Quotes, Writing Quotes

I do believe, and I will always believe, that Shakespeare on film is really something that should be tried more often because it is an opportunity to take the humanity that Shakespeare writes into characters and express it.

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I destroy the painting as soon as I can see what it is. When I can make out something in it, I destroy it because it's no longer coming from my unconscious.

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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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I don't talk politics and I don't talk philosophy or anything like that, but if you look at my work, you might get an expression of me as a person.

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I didn't go for the needle at all. I never cared for drugs, because I saw what they did to most people. I thought that was the end of the road.

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You take a guy like George Clooney who goes out there to Darfur, and gets things done! That's magical. He's done a great thing.

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You need some insecurity if you're an actor. It keeps the pot boiling. I haven't yet started to think about retiring. I was shocked when I heard about Paul Newman retiring at age 82. Most actors just fade away like old soldiers.

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Love is overrated. Biochemically no different than eating large quantities of chocolate

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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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When I was doing 'Scarface,' I remember being in love at that time. One of the few times in my life. And I was so glad it was at that time. I would come home and she would tell me about her life that day and all her problems and I remember saying to her, look, you really got me through this picture because I would shed everything when I came home.

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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 physical stamina [in Revolution]. I was just shocked by it. I didn't think I had it in me ever, and I wasn't terribly young when I did it. I was in my early forties. That was the first thing I was struck by, not by the acting, not by anything else, but by the physicality.

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I don't regret anything. I feel like I've made what I would call mistakes. I picked the wrong movie, or I didn't pursue a character, but everything you do is part of you and you get something from it.

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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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What's this thing that gets between us and Shakespeare?

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Love goes through different stages. But it endures.

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If you get all tangled up, just tango on.

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I haven't encouraged [Julia Marie Pacino] or discouraged her. I let her go her own way. 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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My weaknesses... I wish I could come up with something. I'd probably have the same pause if you asked me what my strengths are. Maybe they're the same thing.

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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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