They cost nothing, and they can be as real as you like to make them. You own your dreams and they are priceless.
AL PACINOJamie 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.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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The physical stamina [in Revolution]. I was just shocked by it. I didn’t think I had it in me ever, and I wasn’t terribly young when I did it. I was in my early forties.
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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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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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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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The fruit falls off the tree. You don’t shake it off before it’s ready to fall.
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Sometimes the only way you can get an audience is at an audition.
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What’s this thing that gets between us and Shakespeare?
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Learning (Shakespeare’s plays) …in school was a bit of a bore.
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Sometimes you’re fighting corporations and forget that people can talk to each other.
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The truth is, you know, we need our anodynes. You know that word, anodynes? We need that in life some times.
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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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I’ve never felt sensitive to the whole issue, because being macho has never been a problem with me.
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I believe in one day at a time; you’ve got TODAY, that’s what you’ ve got.
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I wouldn’t be interested in [nowadays] television simply because I think it goes too fast.
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The actor becomes an emotional athlete.
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