My grandmother always came to my shows. She was always concerned about the way I dressed - even later on, when I… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
It turned out that time doesn't heal the wound , but in its so merciful way , blunts the edges ever so slightly — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
I used to say I wanted to genuflect to a woman, put her up on a pedestal higher and higher, way up… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
Great directors can understand the staging in such a way that can make a scene come alive. Others have a certain way… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
I always had this thing, when I was younger especially, I didn't want to do movies that much. I found they took… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
I went back to the stage because it was my way of dealing with the success I had, my way of coping.… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
I'm an actor, and everything about me - the way I perceive things, the way I have seen the world - has… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
I haven't encouraged [Julia Marie Pacino] or discouraged her. I let her go her own way. I did say to her that… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
I found that speaking live to people, young people, about what I liked and what had been happening to me was very… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
If I find something and feel as though I can contribute to [it] in a way and feel I'm in it, whatever… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
Many years ago, in the late '70s, I toured colleges along the East Coast and I presented a kind of show where… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
It used to worry me what people said about me. I'm learning not to worry as much. Sometimes you feel critics are… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
The reasons you have for doing a movie will vary with the way your life is going. There was a time when… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
I personally think if you're given four months instead of four weeks on a play, with the people who want to work… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
I didn't want the book [of memoirs] out, naturally - Larry [Grobel] knew that for 20 years, 15 at least, I didn't… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
I used to think of myself as a comedian. I've always admired comedians. Their minds, the way in which they se the… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
There is only one way of surviving all the early heartbreaks in this business. You must have a sense of humor. And… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
When my mother got home from work, she would take me to the movies. It was her way of getting out, and… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
The problem with me is, I guess, the way I express myself, you have to be with me 50 years before you… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
There was a time in my life when being dishonest with women was the natural way to be. I finally said, "Hey,… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
That's the way to live - around people who care. It may be a tough ride, but something is going to come… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
We're charlatans in a way, we're magic people. Part of the behind the scenes stuff is to loosen you up, to make… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
The interesting thing about this is I don't know what my vision [ in Salome the play and Salomaybe] is yet about.… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Shakespeare is one of the reasons I've stayed an actor. Sometimes I spend full days doing Shakespeare by myself, just for the… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
I've always been in the theater. I've always gone to it. That's been my way to cope. Early on in my career,… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
Take a look at Israel's history and you would know who the terrorist is. — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
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… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
The fruit falls off the tree. You don't shake it off before it's ready to fall. — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
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… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
I think what you see [in Salome the play backstage] is an artist having this fit of temperament. — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
When [Julia Marie Pacino] was 5 or 6 years old, we were in an Italian restaurant, and these people came by the table and… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
I went to Performing Arts because that was the only school that would accept me. My scholastic level was not very high. — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
My first language was shy. Its only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness. — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
![“I haven't encouraged [Julia Marie Pacino] or discouraged her. I let her go her own way. I did say to her that I thought that she had a real gift, and it's a good idea to know that. It's always good to go with your gift.” quote by Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/346/al-pacino-1656_discouraged_i-haven-t-encouraged-julia-marie-pacino_1970282.jpg)
![“If I find something and feel as though I can contribute to [it] in a way and feel I'm in it, whatever that means, I'm expressing something that I feel is a way to exercise my talent and help communicate a role as a human being in a movie, I will do that.” quote by Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fd3/al-pacino-1656_communicate_if-i-find-something-and-feel-as-though-i_553164.jpg)
![“Many years ago, in the late '70s, I toured colleges along the East Coast and I presented a kind of show where I got a lot of books and poetry and pieces of [William] Shakespeare and other writers that I admire, read it to the class and then afterward we would talk and I would answer questions. It…” quote by Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/773/al-pacino-1656_admire_many-years-ago-in-the-late-70s-i-toured_1525636.jpg)
![“I didn't want the book [of memoirs] out, naturally - Larry [Grobel] knew that for 20 years, 15 at least, I didn't want anything written about me. Then, you know, things happen, finally it's OK and I trust Larry. Nothing about it is salacious in any way.” quote by Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/591/al-pacino-1656_book_i-didn-t-want-the-book-of-memoirs-out-na_1102797.jpg)
![“The interesting thing about this is I don't know what my vision [ in Salome the play and Salomaybe] is yet about. I'm sensing something and I'm going along with it. It reminds me of a painting, the way Jackson Pollack painted - Jackson Pollack, the great, great artist.” quote by Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/aa0/al-pacino-1656_art_the-interesting-thing-about-this-is-i-do_376188.jpg)
![“I think what you see [in Salome the play backstage] is an artist having this fit of temperament.” quote by Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2d7/al-pacino-1656_art_i-think-what-you-see-in-salome-the-play_172677.jpg)
![“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.” quote by Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4e9/al-pacino-1656_asking_when-julia-marie-pacino-was-5-or-6-years_189067.jpg)
