15 de outubro de 2025

Al Pacino Quotes on Acting, Success, and Life

Explore 30 memorable Al Pacino quotes about acting, success, and life that capture the passion, intensity, and wisdom of the legendary actor.

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“The actor becomes an emotional athlete. The process is painful – my personal life suffers.”

“The problem is with me, I think. The way I express myself, you have to be with me for 50 years to start to get a sense of what I’m talking about.”

“Am I kind? I think so. I hope so.”

“I’m single and I don’t particularly like it. It’s nice to have someone in your life. That’s something I’ve spent my whole life waiting for.”

“Did you know I started out doing stand-up comedy? See? I say it and people don’t believe me.”

“I’ll tell you something. And this is a fact. When I was doing Scarface (1983), I remember being in love at the time. One of the few times in my life. And I was so happy at that time… I’d come home and she’d tell me about her life that day and all her problems and I remember saying to her, ‘Look, you really caught me saying that, because I was going to spill it all when I got home.'”

“I hope I realize that I’m just an actor, and never meant to be a movie star.”

“I’m constantly trying to break into something new. You try to keep a neutral approach to your work, and not be too hard on yourself.”

“I was a lucky man. Francis Ford Coppola gave me the opportunity of my life” (in The Godfather).

“I still dream of playing Shakespeare in some theater. But my time is running out.”

“I’ve always been shy. Being thrust into the spotlight has taught me how to deal with it.”

“I don’t understand the fear people have of gays, bisexuals and lesbians. It’s a concept I honestly can’t understand. For me it’s not what you love, but who you love.”

“I was 20 years old, living in Sicily selling my only asset: my body. An older woman would trade me room and board for sex. Some mornings, when she woke up, she didn’t like me very much.” “In America, everyone is half Italian. Except me. I’m all Italian.”

“Do you know what the problem was with The Godfather Part III? No one wanted Michael Corleone to regret what he did. In the other films, he never thought of himself as a bad guy, and suddenly, in this one, he is one.”

“Julie Christie is the most poetic actress.”

“Do you have any idea what it was like to make a movie with Marlon Brando? I had watched him as a kid, and suddenly we were in the same movie together! I was mortified and wanted to run away. He was the man.”

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