At this point in my career, I don’t have to deal with audition rejections. So I get my rejection from other things.
AL PACINOThere are a lot of roles in Shakespeare, basically. If I feel that the script is a movie, I would be interested in doing any role of Shakespeare’s.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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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 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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I once asked my oldest daughter [Julia Marie] if she thought about changing her name in school and she said, “No, I’m a Pacino. That’s my name.”
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I haven’t encouraged [Julia Marie Pacino] or discouraged her. I let her go her own way.
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It’s so funny when people who are not used to making movies get into it. You just can’t believe how insufferably boring it is.
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The play will invariably be different and stronger, and much more fulfilling and richer on all counts. There’s no doubt in my mind about it.
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My movies are always being played on television, I’m very well known and all that stuff.
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It used to worry me what people said about me. I’m learning not to worry as much.
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“What was that, George, what were you doing?” And he said, “They were sleeping.” You’re always trying to catch them.
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Playing a character is an illusion, and I feel that when you know too much about a person, possibly part of that illusion is disrupted.
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The thing that can get you a little upset is when people say other people are better than you. That can bug you.
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I found that speaking live to people, young people, about what I liked and what had been happening to me was very good for me.
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Waiting around and doing these lines over and over and finally having to go in and loop the lines and dub them.
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That’s the way to live – around people who care. It may be a tough ride, but something is going to come out of it.
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