Acting Quotes by Al Pacino

A lot of acting is private time.

— Al Pacino

I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.

— Al Pacino

Either I act or I die.

— Al Pacino

It wasn't until I got older that I realized acting was something I could really do.

— Al Pacino

Forget the career, do the work. If you feel what you are doing is on line and you're going someplace and you…

— Al Pacino

I can see [ talent or curiosity for acting] in my oldest daughter [Julia Marie Pacino]. I don't know how long she'll…

— Al Pacino

I want to be a great actor someday, and I've decided there's no use philosophizing; the only way is to work at…

— Al Pacino

The actor becomes an emotional athlete. The process is painful - my personal life suffers.

— Al Pacino

The physical stamina [in Revolution]. I was just shocked by it. I didn't think I had it in me ever, and I…

— Al Pacino

I'm much more a European Italian than I am an American Italian, and I've always felt that that style of acting comedy…

— Al Pacino

I remember acting in a school play about the melting pot when I was very little. There was a great big pot…

— Al Pacino

The play is the source, it is orchestrated with words. In a movie, you are not dealing with as much as that.…

— Al Pacino

Acting is hard work. At times, it's very energizing and enervating. It's childish. It's also responsible. It's illuminating, enriching, joyful, drab. It's…

— Al Pacino

Whether he's doing great acting or not, you're seeing somebody who is in the tradition of a great actor. What he does…

— Al Pacino

My mom was a great influence on my life. A real encourager in terms of acting because she was an avid reader…

— Al Pacino

The thing is doing it, that's what it's all about. Not in the results of it. After all what is a risk?…

— Al Pacino

There is only one way of surviving all the early heartbreaks in this business. You must have a sense of humor. And…

— Al Pacino