I’m constantly striving to break through to something new.
AL PACINOI’d probably have the same pause if you asked me what my strengths are. Maybe they’re the same thing.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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I destroy it because it’s no longer coming from my unconscious.
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I did it in Looking for Richard, too. And I figure, if I can weave it into the actual play and get the audience interested, like the robes going up and down, they’ll pay attention long enough to consume it.
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I’ ve won awards. And they didn’t make me feel bad winning them.
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My children can make me feel rejected. They can humble you pretty quick.
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All due respect and trying to be as modest as I can be,
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Everything changes with age. The parts change with age, your feelings about them change, roles that I would’ve wanted to play 10 years ago, I don’t want to play now.
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I don’t care if it’s a walk in the park, a look out the window, a good bubble bath – whatever. Even a meal you like, or a friend you want to call. That helps us solve all this stuff in our head.
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I come from the South Bronx – a true descendant of the melting pot. I grew up in a really mixed neighborhood; it was a very integrated life.
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There is something to the repeats. I think that is part of what is healthy to young actors. Get out and learn something just through doing that, repeating.
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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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You’re talking to him and all of a sudden, you say, “He’s puttin’ that in his cash register!”
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It was her way of getting out, and she would take me with her. I’d go home and act all the parts.
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I probably write a poem every 50 years.
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Early on in my career, I remember running – fleeing – to the theater as a way of coping with all the meshugaas that was going on for me.
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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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