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> [I don't think actors should ever expect to get a role, because the disappointment is too great. You've got to think of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/i-don-t-think-actors-should-ever-expect-to-get-a-role-because-the/)

[Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/)

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> [Sometimes the only way you can get an audience is at an audition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/sometimes-the-only-way-you-can-get-an-audience-is-at-an-audition/)

[Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/)

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> [When I was younger, I would go to auditions to have the opportunity to audition, which would mean another chance to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/when-i-was-younger-i-would-go-to-auditions-to-have-the-opportunity-to/)

[Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/)

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## More by Al Pacino

> [Take a look at Israel's history and you would know who the terrorist is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/take-a-look-at-israel-s-history-and-you-would-know-who-the-terrorist/)

[Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/)

> [Failure's relative. I've always felt, even early on, if I lose the freedom to fail, something's not right about that. It's how you treat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/failure-s-relative-i-ve-always-felt-even-early-on-if-i-lose-the/)

[Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/)

> [Who speaks of triumph? To endure is everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/who-speaks-of-triumph-to-endure-is-everything/)

[Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/)

> [Opinions I have about anything are in my personal life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/opinions-i-have-about-anything-are-in-my-personal-life/)

[Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/)

> [The fruit falls off the tree. You don't shake it off before it's ready to fall.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/the-fruit-falls-off-the-tree-you-don-t-shake-it-off-before-it-s-ready/)

[Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/)

> [“Attica! Attica! Attica!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/attica-attica-attica/)

[Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/)

> [I always had this thing, when I was younger especially, I didn't want to do movies that much. I found they took a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/i-always-had-this-thing-when-i-was-younger-especially-i-didn-t-want/)

[Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/)

> [There has been a lot of self-doubt and unwelcome events in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/there-has-been-a-lot-of-self-doubt-and-unwelcome-events-in-my-life/)

[Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/)

> [ I think what you see \[in Salome the play backstage\] is an artist having this fit of temperament. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/i-think-what-you-see-in-salome-the-play-backstage-is-an-artist-having/)

[Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/)

> [ When \[Julia Marie Pacino\] was 5 or 6 years old, we were in an Italian restaurant, and these people came by the table and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/when-julia-marie-pacino-was-5-or-6-years-old-we-were-in-an-italian/)

[Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/)

> [I went to Performing Arts because that was the only school that would accept me. My scholastic level was not very high.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/i-went-to-performing-arts-because-that-was-the-only-school-that-would/)

[Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/)

> [My first language was shy. Its only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/my-first-language-was-shy-its-only-by-having-been-thrust-into-the/)

[Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/)

> [When I was younger, there was the sex thing. That's par for the course.When you're a movie star, it went with it. It's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/when-i-was-younger-there-was-the-sex-thing-that-s-par-for-the-course/)

[Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/)

> [An actor with too much money will usually find a way to get rid of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/an-actor-with-too-much-money-will-usually-find-a-way-to-get-rid-of-it/)

[Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/)

> [I'm an actor, not a star. Stars are people who live in Hollywood and have heart-shaped swimming pools.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/i-m-an-actor-not-a-star-stars-are-people-who-live-in-hollywood-and/)

[Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/)

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