Shakespeare’s plays are more violent than ‘Scarface.’
AL PACINOThat’s the way to live – around people who care. It may be a tough ride, but something is going to come out of it.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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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 try to maintain a neutral approach to your work, and not be too hard on yourself.
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One of the things that made me want to be an actor more than ever was seeing a Chekhov play, “The Sea Gull,” when was 14 in the Bronx.
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You want to finally come to a point where you say that the women you’re with is also your friend.
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I hope the perception is that I’m an actor, I never intended to be a movie star.
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I put comedy as much as I can into all my movies, if I can help it.
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You’re going to get a sense of what the hell’s going on there. Boy, you’ll wake up fast when bullets are flying over your head.
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Look, but don’t touch. Touch, but don’t taste. Taste, but don’t swallow.
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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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My own celebrity, my own life. This is semi-autobiographical in terms of my commitment to this kind of thing.
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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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I’ve had very deep relationships that lasted for long periods of time with people.
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Forget the career, do the work. If you feel what you are doing is on line and you’re going someplace and you have a vision and you stay with it, eventually things will happen.
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If you have the opportunity to meet someone as an actor, it’s just great fodder for you. It’s wonderful source stuff that we die for.
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The interesting thing about this is I don’t know what my vision [ in Salome the play and Salomaybe] is yet about.
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