At this point in my career, I don’t have to deal with audition rejections. So I get my rejection from other things.
AL PACINOMy grandfather was a provider. Work, any kind of work, was the joy of his life.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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You’re in a conversation and everybody’s agreeing with what you’re saying – even if you say something totally crazy. You need people who can tell you what you don’t want to hear.
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The whole thing is, they never asked for it, that kingdom.
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I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.
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The stage is different ; there’s more to act. There are more demands put on you, more experiences to go through.
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[Salomaybe] is my presentation, my vision of the world. Not so much to satisfy the audience at large.
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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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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.
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Show me a bad script and I will show you a big payday.
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There’s something to learn from it. I’ve had movies that have failed colossally, so you kind of analyze your failures.
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So I grew up having a certain relationship to work. It was something that I always wanted.
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Read it to the class and then afterward we would talk and I would answer questions. It was really a way of expressing and finding out about where I was at that particular time, so it was very therapeutic for me.
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I’m not a violent person, never was, but I have this temperament that I’ve always displayed.
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What kind of failure was it? A failure because it’s misunderstood by others? A failure because you misunderstood it yourself?
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All due respect and trying to be as modest as I can be,
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Except if something was maybe a play on television or some great television script.
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