black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

That was the first thing I was struck by, not by the acting, not by anything else, but by the physicality.

Al Pacino

I’d probably have the same pause if you asked me what my strengths are. Maybe they’re the same thing.
AL PACINO

Ask Pause Probably Same Strength Thing
My dad was in the army. World War II. He got his college education from the army. After World War II he became an insurance salesman.
AL PACINO

After Army Become College Dad Education Insurance Salesman War World
Love goes through different stages. But it endures.
AL PACINO

Different Endure Gom Through Love Stage
I turned down a lot of films before I made my first one. I knew that it was time for me to get into movies.
AL PACINO

Film First Lot Made Movie One Time Turn
I had these little babies [my twins] and it gave me something so spectacular, such a feeling – I was so turned on and so excited by them that I wrote a poem.
AL PACINO

Baby Country Feeling Little Paper Poem Something Spectacular Throw Wrote
Being the actors of the craft, the trade, one of the big things you do and you learn is about repeating.
AL PACINO

Actor Big Healthy Learn Repeat Thin Think Trade
I used to say I wanted to genuflect to a woman, put her up on a pedestal higher and higher, way up beyond my grasp…Then I’d find another one.
AL PACINO

Another Beyond Find Genuflect Higher Obe Pedestal Use Used Way Woman
Shakespeare’s plays are more violent than ‘Scarface.’
AL PACINO

Inspirational Person Play Scarface Violent
Without coffee something’s missing
AL PACINO

Coffee Miss Something
I was shocked when I heard about Paul Newman retiring at age 82. Most actors just fade away like old soldiers.
AL PACINO

Actor Age Away Fade Hear Like Old Retire Shock Soldier
I didn’t go for the needle at all. I never cared for drugs, because I saw what they did to most people. I thought that was the end of the road.
AL PACINO

Care Drug Most Needle never People Saw
Actors are always outsiders. It’s necessary to be able to interpret – and that gets distorted when you become famous.
AL PACINO

Able Actor Always Become Destroy Famous Get Interpret Necessary Outsider
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.
AL PACINO

Afterward Express Question Read Talk Therapeutic Time
I was watching Revolution, and the things I did in that picture, holy smokes! I can’t believe I did that, it’s like another person. It’s the thought of it, it’s just appalling to me.
AL PACINO

Another Appeal Believe Holy Person Picture Revolution Smoke Thing Watch
You take a guy like George Clooney who goes out there to Darfur, and gets things done! That’s magical. He’s done a great thing.
AL PACINO

Done Get Go Great Guy Magic Out Thing
I was quite overtaken by success and fame. I was one of those types who responded to it in a negative way. It was not easy.
AL PACINO

Easy Fame Negativity Overtaken Quite Respond Success Type

That was the first thing I was struck by, not by the acting, not by anything else, but by the physicality.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

That was the first thing I was struck by, not by the acting, not by anything else, but by the physicality.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Al Pacino Quotes