I’m not a violent person, never was, but I have this temperament that I’ve always displayed.
AL PACINOWhen I was younger, there was the sex thing. That’s par for the course.When you’re a movie star, it went with it. It’s a kind of rite of passage, socially.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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I don’t regret anything. I feel like I’ve made what I would call mistakes.
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That’s the way to live – around people who care. It may be a tough ride, but something is going to come out of it.
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I’d probably have the same pause if you asked me what my strengths are. Maybe they’re the same thing.
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The whole thing is, they never asked for it, that kingdom.
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You don’t get to know anybody in a movie until after it’s over. You work less together in a film than you do onstage.
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Jamie 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.
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Except if something was maybe a play on television or some great television script.
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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.
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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 kiss is a lusty dollop of dessert to be served with desire and savored with passion.
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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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There was a time in my life when being dishonest with women was the natural way to be. I finally said, “Hey, I have to stop this silliness.”
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I’m so shy now I wear sunglasses everywhere I go.
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My first language was shy. It’s only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness.
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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 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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There is only one way of surviving all the early heartbreaks in this business. You must have a sense of humor. And I think it also helps if you are a dreamer. I had my dreams all right. And that is something no one can ever take away.
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If something is working, don’t fix it. Keep going. Go with the glow.
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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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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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My weaknesses… I wish I could come up with something.
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There is something to the repeats. I think that is part of what is healthy to young actors. Get out and learn something just through doing that, repeating.
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An 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.
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I’m more comfortable in a play. In film, there’s always a certain sense of control, of holding back.
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Everything changes with age. The parts change with age, your feelings about them change, roles that I would’ve wanted to play 10 years ago, I don’t want to play now.
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I found out how temperamental I am, yes. And that sometimes that can be kind of off-putting.
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