You could almost call them marriages, even though I didn’t marry. But it was costly.
AL PACINODrinking and smoking grass were a part of my life as far back as I can remember.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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We’re charlatans in a way, we’re magic people. Part of the behind the scenes stuff is to loosen you up, to make you feel that you are experiencing this. This is my style.
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I learned to wrestle, I learned defensive fighting at a young age, because when someone hit me, I would throw up and fall down.
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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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I believe in one day at a time; you’ve got TODAY, that’s what you’ ve got.
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An actor basically likes to be asked to do something, no matter what position he’s in. It feels more natural. Sitting and waiting is more gratifying.
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Actors are always outsiders. It’s necessary to be able to interpret – and that gets distorted when you become famous.
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I’m more comfortable in a play. In film, there’s always a certain sense of control, of holding back.
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Francis Ford Coppola did this early on. You tape a movie, like a radio show, and you have the narrator read all the stage directions.
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sometimes it’s better to be with the devil u know than the angel u didn’t know
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My grandfather was a provider. Work, any kind of work, was the joy of his life.
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Sometimes they are the same exact thing.
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Whether he’s doing great acting or not, you’re seeing somebody who is in the tradition of a great actor.
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On any given Sunday you’re gonna win or you’re gonna lose. The point is — can you win or lose like a man?
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I don’t see my Oscar much now. But when I first got it, there was a feeling for weeks afterward that I guess is akin to winning a gold medal in the Olympics.
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Any project that I find encouraging that isn’t attached to a studio, I can go to them, which I definitely would. You have to take an interest in what you do.
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