Al Pacino

Actor

1940-04-25

Quotes by Al Pacino

• You'll never be alone if you've got a book.

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• I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.

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• You'll never be alone if you've got a book.

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• I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.

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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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• I don't need bodyguards. I'm from the South Bronx.

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• I'm an actor, not a star. Stars are people who live in Hollywood and have heart-shaped swimming pools.

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• I like, for instance, 'Serpico.' I enjoyed playing Serpico because Frank Serpico was there. He existed. He was a real life person and I could - I could embody him. I could, you know, I could work and get to know him and have him help me with the text, the script and become him. It's almost like a painter having a model to become.

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• 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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• The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you. You're in a conversation and everybody's agreeing with what you're saying - even if you say something totally crazy. You need people who can tell you what you don't want to hear.

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• There has been a lot of self-doubt and unwelcome events in my life.

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• My grandmother always came to my shows. She was always concerned about the way I dressed - even later on, when I was well known and I supported her.

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