It turned out that time doesn’t heal the wound , but in its so merciful way , blunts the edges ever so slightly
AL PACINOHere in these films [Salome the play and Salomaybe], I have the opportunity to say something about how I feel about things.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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Certainly the movies were always in the air for me. I come from the era when actors thought it was a big deal to be in the movies.
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The whole thing is, they never asked for it, that kingdom.
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[Salomaybe] is my presentation, my vision of the world. Not so much to satisfy the audience at large.
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A lot of actors choose parts by the scripts, but I don’t trust reading the scripts that much.
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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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They cost nothing, and they can be as real as you like to make them. You own your dreams and they are priceless.
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Sometimes you feel critics are wrong all the time, but I don ‘t take objection to it, because that’s the way it goes. They can be wrong, they can be right. They can be cruel, they can be kind.
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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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Did you know I started out as a stand-up comic? People don’t believe me when I tell them. That’s how I saw myself, in comedy.
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I have a life and do a lot of things, and so far my work has been my life.
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The only thing in this world that gives orders is balls.
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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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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.
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Man is a little bit better than his reputation, and a little bit worse
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When I was a younger actor, I would try to keep it serious all day. But I have found, later on, that the lighter I am about things when I’m going to do a big scene that’s dramatic and takes a lot out of you, the better off I am when I come to it.
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