Al Pacino – Quotes

I always had this

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 out of you and they were exhausting for me in a lot of ways. Al Pacino

All due respect, and

All due respect, and trying to be as modest as I can be: I am a dancer. Al Pacino

Great directors can understand

Great directors can understand the staging in such a way that can make a scene come alive. Others have a certain way of pacing the scene. Al Pacino

There are a lot

There are a lot of roles in Shakespeare, basically. If I feel that the script is a movie, I would be interested in doing any role of Shakespeare’s. Al Pacino

An actor basically likes

An actor basically likes to be asked to do something, no matter what position he’s in. It feels more natural. Sitting and waiting is more gratifying. Al Pacino

I have a life

I have a life and do a lot of things, and so far my work has been my life. If I was a painter no one would question me about my age. I’m an artist, I hate saying that. Al Pacino

Learning (Shakespeare’s plays) …in

Learning (Shakespeare’s plays) …in school was a bit of a bore. Al Pacino

I’ ve won awards.

I’ ve won awards. And they didn’t make me feel bad winning them. They made me feel pretty good. But it also did not make me feel bad NOT winning the Academy Award. Al Pacino

I personally think if you’re given four months instead of four weeks on a play, with the people who want to work that way, the play will invariably be different and stronger, and much more fulfilling and richer on all counts. There’s no doubt in my mind about it. Al Pacino

I went back to

I went back to the stage because it was my way of dealing with the success I had, my way of coping. It was a way of escaping the responsibilty of what was happening. Al Pacino