- By Al Pacino
"I love work because it keeps sex in perspective. Otherwise, it can become a preoccupation."
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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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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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The play is the source, it is orchestrated with words. In a movie, you are not dealing with as much as that. There are machines and wires. When you're acting for a camera, it keeps taking and never giving back.
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I'm not a violent person, never was, but I have this temperament that I've always displayed. I guess it has to do with my tradition and being Italian, we're very outgoing with our emotions.
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Playing a character is an illusion, and I feel that when you know too much about a person, possibly part of that illusion is disrupted.
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Our life is looking forward or looking back, that's it. Where is the moment?
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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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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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I'm an actor, not a star. Stars are people who live in Hollywood and have heart-shaped swimming pools.
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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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