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I am more alive in the theater than anywhere else, but what I take into the theater I get from the streets.

Al Pacino

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Al Pacino
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 25
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Manhattan borough
New York City
Alfredo James Pacino
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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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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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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. I don't see my Oscar much now. But when I first got it, there was a feeling for weeks afterward that I guess is akin to winning a gold medal in the Olympics.
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Look, but don't touch. Touch, but don't taste. Taste, but don't swallow.
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Any project that I find encouraging that isn't attached to a studio, I can go to them, which I definitely would. You have to take an interest in what you do.
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My best advice to any young person is, if you want kids, be careful who you have them with. That's my mantra.
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I found that speaking live to people, young people, about what I liked and what had been happening to me was very good for me. I was quite overtaken by success and fame. I was one of those types who responded to it in a negative way. It was not easy.
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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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I'm constantly striving to break through to something new. You try to maintain a neutral approach to your work, and not be too hard on yourself.
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I' ve won awards. And they didn't make me feel bad winning them. They made me feel pretty good. But it also did not make me feel bad NOT winning the Academy Award.
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The actor becomes an emotional athlete. The process is painful - my personal life suffers.
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All due respect and trying to be as modest as I can be, 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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I learned to wrestle, I learned defensive fighting at a young age, because when someone hit me, I would throw up and fall down.
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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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If you can identify with people, you can empathize with people and therefore you understand things.
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If you have the opportunity to meet someone as an actor, it's just great fodder for you. It's wonderful source stuff that we die for.
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After looking at Salomaybe, I don't know who the hell the real me is. I think it's closest now to the real me because for one thing, I'm used to this.
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Shakespeare's plays are more violent than 'Scarface.'
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