I wouldn’t be interested in [nowadays] television simply because I think it goes too fast.
AL PACINOYou need some insecurity if you’re an actor. It keeps the pot boiling. I haven’t yet started to think about retiring.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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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.
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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?
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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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I guess it has to do with my tradition and being Italian, we’re very outgoing with our emotions.
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I used to think of myself as a comedian. I’ve always admired comedians.
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I did say to her that I thought that she had a real gift, and it’s a good idea to know that. It’s always good to go with your gift.
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Learning (Shakespeare’s plays) …in school was a bit of a bore.
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I would say I am more concerned with the plays I’m going to do than the movies.
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My dad was in the army. World War II. He got his college education from the army. After World War II he became an insurance salesman.
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I didn’t know what I was going to do with my life. I just had a kind of energy, I was a fairly happy kid.
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I’ ve won awards. And they didn’t make me feel bad winning them.
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I didn’t want anything written about me. Then, you know, things happen, finally it’s OK and I trust Larry. Nothing about it is salacious in any way.
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It’s not personal, it’s strictly business
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When my mother got home from work, she would take me to the movies.
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There’s something to learn from it. I’ve had movies that have failed colossally, so you kind of analyze your failures.
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