--- title: "10 Persons Quotes By Al Pacino" description: "10 Persons quotes by Al Pacino. Plus more from Al Pacino and more Persons 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) > [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) > [Actually, the person I related to was James Dean. I grew up with the Dean thing. Rebel Without A Cause had a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/actually-the-person-i-related-to-was-james-dean-i-grew-up-with-the/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e6/al-pacino-1656_causes_actually-the-person-i-related-to-was-jam_959225.jpg) > [Playing a character is an illusion, and I feel that when you know too much about a person, possibly part of that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/playing-a-character-is-an-illusion-and-i-feel-that-when-you-know-too/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f5/al-pacino-1656_about_playing-a-character-is-an-illusion-and-i_2309767.jpg) > [They say we die twice - once when the last breath leaves our body and once when the last person we know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/they-say-we-die-twice-once-when-the-last-breath-leaves-our-body-and/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9c/al-pacino-1656_body_they-say-we-die-twice-once-when-the-last_3055667.jpg) > [I was watching Revolution, and the things I did in that picture, holy smokes! I can't believe I did that, it's like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/i-was-watching-revolution-and-the-things-i-did-in-that-picture-holy/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c91/al-pacino-1656_believe_i-was-watching-revolution-and-the-things_1995605.jpg) > [I'm not a violent person, never was, but I have this temperament that I've always displayed. I guess it has to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/i-m-not-a-violent-person-never-was-but-i-have-this-temperament-that-i/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/303/al-pacino-1656_being-italian_i-m-not-a-violent-person-never-was-but-i_1880229.jpg) > [The thing is doing it, that's what it's all about. Not in the results of it. After all what is a risk?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/the-thing-is-doing-it-that-s-what-it-s-all-about-not-in-the-results/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61b/al-pacino-1656_acting_the-thing-is-doing-it-that-s-what-it-s-a_2137111.jpg) > [When you do these things, you sort of take the journey. The journey is all about how I can interweave the Oscar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/when-you-do-these-things-you-sort-of-take-the-journey-the-journey-is/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d63/al-pacino-1656_actors_when-you-do-these-things-you-sort-of-tak_3167546.jpg) > [I like, for instance, 'Serpico.' I enjoyed playing Serpico because Frank Serpico was there. He existed. He was a real life person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/i-like-for-instance-serpico-i-enjoyed-playing-serpico-because-frank/) [Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/341/al-pacino-1656_enjoyed_i-like-for-instance-serpico-i-enjoyed-pl_2307049.jpg) ## Other authors on Persons ## 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/persons/al-pacino/#itemlist", "name": "10 Persons Quotes By Al Pacino", "numberOfItems": 10, "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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