I believe in one day at a time; you’ve got TODAY, that’s what you’ ve got.
AL PACINOI go all over the world, I have access to many things, many people, many places and it’s wonderful. But now I’m at a point where.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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Look, but don’t touch. Touch, but don’t taste. Taste, but don’t swallow.
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Many years ago, in the late ’70s, I toured colleges along the East Coast and I presented a kind of show where I got a lot of books and poetry and pieces of [William] Shakespeare and other writers that I admire.
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I was playing a part of someone dealing dope on a street corner – and there was a guy actually dealing heroin right there. I looked at him, he looked at me, and I got real confused.
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I love work because it keeps sex in perspective. Otherwise, it can become a preoccupation.
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Shakespeare’s plays are more violent than ‘Scarface.’
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Jamie Foxx does a good rendition of me. It’s a real gift, mimicry of that kind, the tonal thing. It’s sort of like having a talent for playing an instrument.
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When you’re reading some of the great plays, when you do what I call “taking up with a writer,” something happens.
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I would come home and she would tell me about her life that day and all her problems and I remember saying to her, look, you really got me through this picture because I would shed everything when I came home.
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I destroy the painting as soon as I can see what it is. When I can make out something in it,
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There is only one way of surviving all the early heartbreaks in this business. You must have a sense of humor. And I think it also helps if you are a dreamer. I had my dreams all right. And that is something no one can ever take away.
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When I was doing ‘Scarface,’ I remember being in love at that time. One of the few times in my life. And I was so glad it was at that time.
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People are always asking me to do Shakespeare – at home, at colleges, on film locations, in restaurants. It’s like playing a piece of music, getting all the notes. It’s great therapy.
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My first language was shy. It’s only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness.
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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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I’ve always been in the theater. I’ve always gone to it. That’s been my way to cope.
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