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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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“Sometimes the only way you can get an audience is at an audition.”

Way Sometimes Audience Auditions

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“A lot of actors choose parts by the scripts, but I don't trust reading the scripts that much. I try to get some friends together and read a script aloud. Sometimes I read scripts and record them and play them back to see if there's a movie. It's very evocative; it's like a first cut because you hear 'She walked to the door,' and you visualize all these things. 'She opens the door' . . . because you read the stage directions, too.”

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“The reasons you have for doing a movie will vary with the way your life is going. There was a time when a made a some movies because I felt I needed to work. And I didn't think about the material as much. But sometimes I've thought about the material a lot and thought I was doing the right thing, and it didn't work out.”

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“Sometimes you're fighting corporations and forget that people can talk to each other.”

People Sometimes Fighting Forget Corporations

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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.”

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“Shakespeare is one of the reasons I've stayed an actor. Sometimes I spend full days doing Shakespeare by myself, just for the joy of reading it, saying those words... I do Shakespeare when I am feeling a certain way.”

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“I found out how temperamental I am, yes. And that sometimes that can be kind of off-putting.”

Kind Sometimes Found Be Kind

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“sometimes it's better to be with the devil u know than the angel u didn't know”

Knows Sometimes Devil Angel

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“Sometimes what we imagine and the world aren't different things. Sometimes they are the same exact thing.”

World Different Sometimes Dream Vision Imagine Different Things

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Born: April 25, 1940
Known for: Film actor
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