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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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“I turned down a lot of films before I made my first one. I knew that it was time for me to get into movies.”

Firsts Made Film Turned Down

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“You don't get to know anybody in a movie until after it's over. You work less together in a film than you do onstage.”

Knows Together Film Over You

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“I would say I am more concerned with the plays I'm going to do than the movies. I'm more comfortable in a play. In film, there's always a certain sense of control, of holding back. The stage is different ; there's more to act. There are more demands put on you, more experiences to go through.”

Different Play Film Certain Stage Demand Comfortable Concerned Holding Back

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“People are always asking me to do Shakespeare - at home, at colleges, on film locations, in restaurants. It's like playing a piece of music, getting all the notes. It's great therapy.”

People Home Film Pieces College Asking Notes Therapy Restaurants Location

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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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“[Julie Marie Pacino]is a great ballplayer, which I wanted to be. She did make four films by the time she was 14 but we're not going to talk about that.”

Wanted Film Four Marie

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“Francis Ford Coppola did this early on. You tape a movie, like a radio show, and you have the narrator read all the stage directions. And then you go back like a few days later and then you listen to the movie. And it sort of plays in your mind like a film, like a first rough cut of a movie.”

Mind Firsts Play Shows Film Actors Cutting Stage Radio Movie Rough Tape Narrators Stage Directions

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“The camera can film my face but until it captures my soul, you don't have a movie.”

Soul Film Faces Cameras My Soul Capture

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“I do believe, and I will always believe, that Shakespeare on film is really something that should be tried more often because it is an opportunity to take the humanity that Shakespeare writes into characters and express it.”

Should Writing Believe Character Film Humanity Opportunity Always Believe

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Born: April 25, 1940
Known for: Film actor
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