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Al Pacino, born on April 25, 1940, is a renowned American film actor. He is best known for his outstanding performances in classic films such as 'The Godfather' series and 'Dog Day Afternoon'. Pacino's acting has been highly acclaimed, earning him multiple Academy Award nominations for Best Actor.

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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.”

Knows Feels Persons Character Too Much Illusion

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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.”

Feels Made Character Mistake Regret Pursue Don't Regret Don't Regret Anything

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“If I find something and feel as though I can contribute to [it] in a way and feel I'm in it, whatever that means, I'm expressing something that I feel is a way to exercise my talent and help communicate a role as a human being in a movie, I will do that.”

Ifs Way Feels Humans Mean I Can Helping Human Beings Roles Talent Exercise Communicate

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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.”

Feels Made Winning Awards Academy Academy Awards

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“It used to worry me what people said about me. I'm learning not to worry as much. Sometimes you feel critics are wrong all the time, but I don 't take objection to it, because that's the way it goes. They can be wrong, they can be right. They can be cruel, they can be kind.”

People Way Feels Kind Said Sometimes Used Worry Critics Be Kind Objections

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“An actor basically likes to be asked to do something, no matter what position he's in. It feels more natural. Sitting and waiting is more gratifying.”

Feels Matter Actors Waiting Natural Position Sitting No Matter What Likes Sitting And Waiting

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“Is it possible to do something that that makes an audience uncomfortable, challenges them, makes them see things they're not used to? Here in these films [Salome the play and Salomaybe], I have the opportunity to say something about how I feel about things.”

Feels Play Film Used Opportunity Challenges Audience Uncomfortable Salome

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“We're charlatans in a way, we're magic people. Part of the behind the scenes stuff is to loosen you up, to make you feel that you are experiencing this. This is my style, I did it in Looking for Richard, too. And I figure, if I can weave it into the actual play and get the audience interested, like the robes going up and down, they'll pay attention long enough to consume it.”

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“I once asked my oldest daughter [Julia Marie] if she thought about changing her name in school and she said, "No, I'm a Pacino. That's my name." I just wondered how it would feel, how people would treat her, but she's adjusted so marvelously.”

People Ifs Feels Said School Names Daughter Treats Julia Marie

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“There are a lot of roles in Shakespeare, basically. If I feel that the script is a movie, I would be interested in doing any role of Shakespeare's.”

Ifs Feels Would Be Actors Roles Scripts Movie

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“At this point in my career, I don't have to deal with audition rejections. So I get my rejection from other things. My children can make me feel rejected. They can humble you pretty quick.”

Feels Children Deals Careers Humble My Children Rejection Rejected Auditions

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“The thing is doing it, that's what it's all about. Not in the results of it. After all what is a risk? It's a risk not to take risks. Otherwise, you can go stale and repeat yourself. I don't feel like a person who takes risks. Yet there's something within me that must provoke controversy because I find it wherever I go. Anybody who cares about what he does takes risks.”

Feels Persons Doe Care Results Acting Risk Repeats Provoking Who Cares Controversy Stale Risk It

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“Forget the career, do the work. If you feel what you are doing is on line and you're going someplace and you have a vision and you stay with it, eventually things will happen.”

Ifs Feels Happens Lines Forget Acting Vision Careers

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Born: April 25, 1940
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