- By Al Pacino
"Actually, the person I related to was James Dean. I grew up with the Dean thing. Rebel Without A Cause had a very powerful effect on me."
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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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Either we heal now, as a team, or we will die as individuals.
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sometimes it's better to be with the devil u know than the angel u didn't know
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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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Man is a little bit better than his reputation, and a little bit worse
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Romantic love can be a lot of crap, though, let me tell you. And it can hurt you.
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There are a couple of times I would've liked to have married. I think I made a mistake, especially once.
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Our ability to manufacture fraud now exceeds our ability to detect it.
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There is only one way of surviving all the early heartbreaks in this business. You must have a sense of humor. And I think it also helps if you are a dreamer. I had my dreams all right. And that is something no one can ever take away. They cost nothing, and they can be as real as you like to make them. You own your dreams and they are priceless. I've been a lavatory attendant, a theatre usher, a panhandler, all for real. Now, as an actor, I can be a journalist today and a brain surgeon tomorrow. That's the stuff my dreams are made of.
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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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