--- title: "18 Ifs Quotes By Al Pacino" description: "18 Ifs quotes by Al Pacino. Plus more from Al Pacino and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98e/al-pacino-1656_advice_my-best-advice-to-any-young-person-is-if_1462009.jpg" --- > [My best advice to any young person is, if you want kids, be careful who you have them with. That's my mantra.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/my-best-advice-to-any-young-person-is-if-you-want-kids-be-careful-who/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98e/al-pacino-1656_advice_my-best-advice-to-any-young-person-is-if_1462009.jpg) > [If something is working, don't fix it. Keep going. Go with the glow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/if-something-is-working-don-t-fix-it-keep-going-go-with-the-glow/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce2/al-pacino-1656_ifs_if-something-is-working-don-t-fix-it-kee_1216630.jpg) > [If you have the opportunity to meet someone as an actor, it's just great fodder for you. It's wonderful source stuff that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/if-you-have-the-opportunity-to-meet-someone-as-an-actor-it-s-just/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53a/al-pacino-1656_actor_if-you-have-the-opportunity-to-meet-some_469070.jpg) > [If you can identify with people, you can empathize with people and therefore you understand things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/if-you-can-identify-with-people-you-can-empathize-with-people-and/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19d/al-pacino-1656_empathize_if-you-can-identify-with-people-you-can_796280.jpg) > [I'm much more a European Italian than I am an American Italian, and I've always felt that that style of acting comedy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/i-m-much-more-a-european-italian-than-i-am-an-american-italian-and-i/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/690/al-pacino-1656_acting_i-m-much-more-a-european-italian-than-i_524215.jpg) > [To be really obvious about something, if somebody straps an M1 on your shoulder and throws you in Iraq, you're going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/to-be-really-obvious-about-something-if-somebody-straps-an-m1-on-your/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c04/al-pacino-1656_boys_to-be-really-obvious-about-something-if_2129402.jpg) > [I don't talk politics and I don't talk philosophy or anything like that, but if you look at my work, you might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/i-don-t-talk-politics-and-i-don-t-talk-philosophy-or-anything-like/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce9/al-pacino-1656_expression_i-don-t-talk-politics-and-i-don-t-talk-p_919601.jpg) > [ I wouldn't be interested in \[nowadays\] television simply because I think it goes too fast. Except if something was maybe a play… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/i-wouldn-t-be-interested-in-nowadays-television-simply-because-i/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d53/al-pacino-1656_ifs_i-wouldn-t-be-interested-in-nowadays-tel_2718902.jpg) > [ I once asked my oldest daughter \[Julia Marie\] if she thought about changing her name in school and she said, "No, I'm… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/i-once-asked-my-oldest-daughter-julia-marie-if-she-thought-about/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45f/al-pacino-1656_children_i-once-asked-my-oldest-daughter-julia-ma_2196723.jpg) > [Forget the career, do the work. If you feel what you are doing is on line and you're going someplace and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/forget-the-career-do-the-work-if-you-feel-what-you-are-doing-is-on/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e36/al-pacino-1656_acting_forget-the-career-do-the-work-if-you-fee_2536232.jpg) > [I have a life and do a lot of things, and so far my work has been my life. If I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/i-have-a-life-and-do-a-lot-of-things-and-so-far-my-work-has-been-my/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9c/al-pacino-1656_age_i-have-a-life-and-do-a-lot-of-things-and_2141738.jpg) > [ \[Marlon\] Brando's a giant on every level. When he acts it's as if he landed from another planet. A planet where they… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/marlon-brando-s-a-giant-on-every-level-when-he-acts-it-s-as-if-he/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/al-pacino-1656_actors_marlon-brando-s-a-giant-on-every-level-w_851752.jpg) > [We're charlatans in a way, we're magic people. Part of the behind the scenes stuff is to loosen you up, to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/we-re-charlatans-in-a-way-we-re-magic-people-part-of-the-behind-the/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/329/al-pacino-1656_attention_we-re-charlatans-in-a-way-we-re-magic-pe_1692940.jpg) > [A lot of actors choose parts by the scripts, but I don't trust reading the scripts that much. I try to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/a-lot-of-actors-choose-parts-by-the-scripts-but-i-don-t-trust-reading/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/835/al-pacino-1656_actors_a-lot-of-actors-choose-parts-by-the-scri_355868.jpg) > [There is only one way of surviving all the early heartbreaks in this business. You must have a sense of humor. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/there-is-only-one-way-of-surviving-all-the-early-heartbreaks-in-this/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a01/al-pacino-1656_acting_there-is-only-one-way-of-surviving-all-t_714196.jpg) > [Failure's relative. I've always felt, even early on, if I lose the freedom to fail, something's not right about that. It's how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/failure-s-relative-i-ve-always-felt-even-early-on-if-i-lose-the/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ac/al-pacino-1656_failing_failure-s-relative-i-ve-always-felt-even_14846.jpg) > [I personally think if you're given four months instead of four weeks on a play, with the people who want to work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/i-personally-think-if-you-re-given-four-months-instead-of-four-weeks/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/537/al-pacino-1656_actor_i-personally-think-if-you-re-given-four_2455860.jpg) > [ If I find something and feel as though I can contribute to \[it\] in a way and feel I'm in it, whatever… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/if-i-find-something-and-feel-as-though-i-can-contribute-to-it-in-a/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd3/al-pacino-1656_communicate_if-i-find-something-and-feel-as-though-i_553164.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Al Pacino > [Take a look at Israel's history and you would know who the terrorist is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/take-a-look-at-israel-s-history-and-you-would-know-who-the-terrorist/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) > [Failure's relative. I've always felt, even early on, if I lose the freedom to fail, something's not right about that. It's how you treat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/failure-s-relative-i-ve-always-felt-even-early-on-if-i-lose-the/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) > [Who speaks of triumph? To endure is everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/who-speaks-of-triumph-to-endure-is-everything/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) > [Opinions I have about anything are in my personal life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/opinions-i-have-about-anything-are-in-my-personal-life/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) > [The fruit falls off the tree. You don't shake it off before it's ready to fall.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/the-fruit-falls-off-the-tree-you-don-t-shake-it-off-before-it-s-ready/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) > [“Attica! Attica! Attica!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/attica-attica-attica/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) > [I always had this thing, when I was younger especially, I didn't want to do movies that much. I found they took a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/i-always-had-this-thing-when-i-was-younger-especially-i-didn-t-want/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) > [There has been a lot of self-doubt and unwelcome events in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/there-has-been-a-lot-of-self-doubt-and-unwelcome-events-in-my-life/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) > [ I think what you see \[in Salome the play backstage\] is an artist having this fit of temperament. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/i-think-what-you-see-in-salome-the-play-backstage-is-an-artist-having/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) > [ When \[Julia Marie Pacino\] was 5 or 6 years old, we were in an Italian restaurant, and these people came by the table and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/when-julia-marie-pacino-was-5-or-6-years-old-we-were-in-an-italian/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) > [I went to Performing Arts because that was the only school that would accept me. My scholastic level was not very high.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/i-went-to-performing-arts-because-that-was-the-only-school-that-would/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) > [My first language was shy. Its only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/my-first-language-was-shy-its-only-by-having-been-thrust-into-the/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) > [When 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/when-i-was-younger-there-was-the-sex-thing-that-s-par-for-the-course/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) > [An actor with too much money will usually find a way to get rid of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/an-actor-with-too-much-money-will-usually-find-a-way-to-get-rid-of-it/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) > [I'm an actor, not a star. Stars are people who live in Hollywood and have heart-shaped swimming pools.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/i-m-an-actor-not-a-star-stars-are-people-who-live-in-hollywood-and/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/al-pacino/#itemlist", "name": "18 Ifs Quotes By Al Pacino", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My best advice to any young person is, if you want kids, be careful who you have them with. 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