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.
AL PACINOIt had a tremendous influence on my becoming an actor.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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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 don’t understand the hatred and fear of gays and bisexuals and lesbians… it’s a concept I honestly cannot grasp.
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Actually, the person I related to was James Dean. I grew up with the Dean thing. Rebel Without A Cause had a very powerful effect on me.
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Opinions I have about anything are in my personal life.
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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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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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It wasn’t until I got older that I realized acting was something I could really do.
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Is it possible to do something that that makes an audience uncomfortable, challenges them, makes them see things they’re not used to?
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I used to think of myself as a comedian. I’ve always admired comedians.
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I wouldn’t be interested in [nowadays] television simply because I think it goes too fast.
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I’m so shy now I wear sunglasses everywhere I go.
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It turned out that time doesn’t heal the wound , but in its so merciful way , blunts the edges ever so slightly
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So that you and the audience are giving to each other, in a sense. It’s an extraordinary thing. It’s wild turf up there.
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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 probably write a poem every 50 years.
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