Drinking and smoking grass were a part of my life as far back as I can remember.
AL PACINOI like, for instance, ‘Serpico.’ I enjoyed playing Serpico because Frank Serpico was there. He existed. He was a real life person and I could – I could embody him. I could, you know.
More Al Pacino Quotes
-
-
Sometimes what we imagine and the world aren’t different things.
AL PACINO -
I don’t regret anything. I feel like I’ve made what I would call mistakes.
AL PACINO -
You try to maintain a neutral approach to your work, and not be too hard on yourself.
AL PACINO -
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.
AL PACINO -
I’ve never cared for guns. In fact, when I did ‘Scent of a Woman’ I had to learn how to assemble one.
AL PACINO -
sometimes it’s better to be with the devil u know than the angel u didn’t know
AL PACINO -
There was a time in my life when being dishonest with women was the natural way to be. I finally said, “Hey, I have to stop this silliness.”
AL PACINO -
“To be or not to be is” [by William Shakespeare] beyond anything I can comprehend.
AL PACINO -
We start to realize that there are anodynes in life that help us through the day.
AL PACINO -
I learned to wrestle, I learned defensive fighting at a young age, because when someone hit me, I would throw up and fall down.
AL PACINO -
You need some insecurity if you’re an actor. It keeps the pot boiling. I haven’t yet started to think about retiring.
AL PACINO -
I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.
AL PACINO -
What he does with it, that’s something else, but he’s got it all. The talent, the instrument is there, that’s why he has endured.
AL PACINO -
It’s not personal, it’s strictly business
AL PACINO -
“What was that, George, what were you doing?” And he said, “They were sleeping.” You’re always trying to catch them.
AL PACINO