I wouldn’t be interested in [nowadays] television simply because I think it goes too fast.
AL PACINOThe fruit falls off the tree. You don’t shake it off before it’s ready to fall.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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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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Actors are always outsiders. It’s necessary to be able to interpret – and that gets distorted when you become famous.
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My early career was a real rush of movies and stardom – it was almost overwhelming.
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You sharpen the human appetite to the point where it can split atoms with its desire; you build egos the size of cathedrals; fiber-optically connect the world to every eager impulse.
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I found out how temperamental I am, yes. And that sometimes that can be kind of off-putting.
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There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
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At this point in my career, I don’t have to deal with audition rejections. So I get my rejection from other things.
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You’ll never be alone if you’ve got a book.
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My weaknesses… I wish I could come up with something.
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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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I always had this thing, when I was younger especially, I didn’t want to do movies that much.
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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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Either I act or I die.
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I’ve had very deep relationships that lasted for long periods of time with people.
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Shakespeare’s plays are more violent than ‘Scarface.’
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