Their minds, the way in which they se the world is so striking, the way they juxtapose things, the way they can see humor in people. There’s a liberation in that.
AL PACINOI don’t see my Oscar much now. But when I first got it, there was a feeling for weeks afterward that I guess is akin to winning a gold medal in the Olympics.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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I’m constantly striving to break through to something new.
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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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There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
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I do Shakespeare when I am feeling a certain way.
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I’m always on a red carpet . . . the other day I thought, this ain’t bad. You can meet people on it.
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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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You never open your mouth until you know what the shot is.
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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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There’s something to learn from it. I’ve had movies that have failed colossally, so you kind of analyze your failures.
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I don’t think actors should ever expect to get a role, because the disappointment is too great.
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Except if something was maybe a play on television or some great television script.
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That’s where humour lives for me. In the body. The Steve Martin kind of stuff or Jim Carrey, that’s what I like. I’ve always felt that’s what I would like to do.
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After looking at Salomaybe, I don’t know who the hell the real me is. I think it’s closest now to the real me because for one thing, I’m used to this.
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I can see [ talent or curiosity for acting] in my oldest daughter [Julia Marie Pacino]. I don’t know how long she’ll run away from it, but it’s there in her.
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Whether he’s doing great acting or not, you’re seeing somebody who is in the tradition of a great actor.
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