At this point in my career, I don't have to deal with audition rejections. So I get my rejection from other things. My children can make me feel reje….

That's where humour lives for me. In the body. The Steve Martin kind of stuff or Jim Carrey, that's what I like. I've always felt that's what I would….

Actors are always outsiders. It's necessary to be able to interpret - and that gets distorted when you become famous..

It wasn't until I got older that I realized acting was something I could really do..

I want to be a great actor someday, and I've decided there's no use philosophizing; the only way is to work at my craft..

The literal, basic thing of the stage is really like a magnet. It brings me back to earth..

All due respect and trying to be as modest as I can be, I am a dancer. But I don't think I would be on 'Dancing with the Stars,' mainly because I wou….

You sharpen the human appetite to the point where it can split atoms with its desire; you build egos the size of cathedrals; fiber-optically connect ….

I once asked my oldest daughter [Julia Marie] if she thought about changing her name in school and she said, "No, I'm a Pacino. That's my name." I ju….

I understand the directors much more. I was always rebelling against them when I was a youngster, I didn't want to be told what to do. I had no ident….

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..

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 pie….

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..

Without coffee something’s missing.

We're charlatans in a way, we're magic people. Part of the behind the scenes stuff is to loosen you up, to make you feel that you are experiencing th….

The thing is doing it, that's what it's all about. Not in the results of it. After all what is a risk? It's a risk not to take risks. Otherwise, you ….

I went to Performing Arts because that was the only school that would accept me. My scholastic level was not very high..

It turned out that time doesn't heal the wound , but in its so merciful way , blunts the edges ever so slightly.

Vanity: my favorite sin..

I've had very deep relationships that lasted for long periods of time with people - you could almost call them marriages, even though I didn't marry.….

I'm constantly striving to break through to something new. You try to maintain a neutral approach to your work, and not be too hard on yourself..