- By Al Pacino
"I love work because it keeps sex in perspective. Otherwise, it can become a preoccupation."
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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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We start to realize that there are anodynes in life that help us through the day. I don't care if it's a walk in the park, a look out the window, a good bubble bath - whatever. Even a meal you like, or a friend you want to call. That helps us solve all this stuff in our head.
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The only thing in this world that gives orders is balls.
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If something is working, don't fix it. Keep going. Go with the glow.
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The truth is, you know, we need our anodynes. You know that word, anodynes? We need that in life some times. A good warm bath can be one for you, or a whatever.
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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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The problem with me is, I guess, the way I express myself, you have to be with me 50 years before you can get a sense of what I'm talking about.
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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.
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Our ability to manufacture fraud now exceeds our ability to detect it.
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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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