When I was doing ‘Scarface,’ I remember being in love at that time. One of the few times in my life. And I was so glad it was at that time.
AL PACINOIf you can identify with people, you can empathize with people and therefore you understand things.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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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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I’ve never felt sensitive to the whole issue, because being macho has never been a problem with me.
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When [Julia Marie Pacino] was 5 or 6 years old, we were in an Italian restaurant, and these people came by the table and they would start talking to me, asking me for my autograph and she just went under the table.
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Early on in my career, I remember running – fleeing – to the theater as a way of coping with all the meshugaas that was going on for me.
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The only thing in this world that gives orders is balls.
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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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I once asked my oldest daughter [Julia Marie] if she thought about changing her name in school and she said, “No, I’m a Pacino. That’s my name.”
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I would say I am more concerned with the plays I’m going to do than the movies.
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It was her way of getting out, and she would take me with her. I’d go home and act all the parts.
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I don’t need bodyguards. I’m from the South Bronx.
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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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Women have always had equal importance onstage, and working with them must have altered my sensibilities.
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Shakespeare is one of the reasons I’ve stayed an actor. Sometimes I spend full days doing Shakespeare by myself, just for the joy of reading it, saying those words.
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The camera can film my face but until it captures my soul, you don’t have a movie.
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I wouldn’t be interested in [nowadays] television simply because I think it goes too fast.
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