Show me a bad script and I will show you a big payday.
AL PACINOAfter 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.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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I went to Performing Arts because that was the only school that would accept me. My scholastic level was not very high.
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I was shocked when I heard about Paul Newman retiring at age 82. Most actors just fade away like old soldiers.
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My best advice to any young person is, if you want kids, be careful who you have them with. That’s my mantra.
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You’ve got to think of things as an opportunity. An audition’s an opportunity to have an audience.
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I’ve never felt sensitive to the whole issue, because being macho has never been a problem with me.
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The thing that can get you a little upset is when people say other people are better than you. That can bug you.
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At this point in my career, I don’t have to deal with audition rejections. So I get my rejection from other things.
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One of the things that made me want to be an actor more than ever was seeing a Chekhov play, “The Sea Gull,” when was 14 in the Bronx.
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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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I’m an actor, not a star. Stars are people who live in Hollywood and have heart-shaped swimming pools.
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I’ve always been in the theater. I’ve always gone to it. That’s been my way to cope.
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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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Shakespeare’s plays are more violent than ‘Scarface.’
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Anybody who cares about what he does takes risks.
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The thing is doing it, that’s what it’s all about. Not in the results of it. After all what is a risk? It’s a risk not to take risks. Otherwise, you can go stale and repeat yourself.
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