I found they took a lot out of you and they were exhausting for me in a lot of ways.
AL PACINOAn 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.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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I destroy the painting as soon as I can see what it is. When I can make out something in it,
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I’m sensing something and I’m going along with it. It reminds me of a painting, the way Jackson Pollack painted – Jackson Pollack, the great, great artist.
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I understand it on a superficial level, but the depth of it just boggles my mind. I think it’s probably the greatest of all speeches ever written.
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Lee Strasberg is like that, my grandfather was like that. These are the kinds of men I’ve had close relationships with.
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A lot of acting is private time.
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“What was that, George, what were you doing?” And he said, “They were sleeping.” You’re always trying to catch them.
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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.
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I am a dancer. But I don’t think I would be on ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ mainly because I would be too shy.
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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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On any given Sunday you’re gonna win or you’re gonna lose. The point is — can you win or lose like a man?
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We start to realize that there are anodynes in life that help us through the day.
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Drinking and smoking grass were a part of my life as far back as I can remember.
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Without coffee something’s missing
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Love is overrated. Biochemically no different than eating large quantities of chocolate
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At one point he took the robes he was wearing and just started flipping them up in the air, out of nowhere. And later, an actor said to him.
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