Al Pacino
Al Pacino
Alfredo James "Al" Pacinois an American actor of stage and screen, filmmaker, and screenwriter. Pacino has had a career spanning fifty years, during which time he has received numerous accolades and honors both competitive and honorary, among them an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, four Golden Globe Awards, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the National Medal of Arts. He...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth25 April 1940
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I don't talk politics and I don't talk philosophy or anything like that, but if you look at my work, you might get an expression of me as a person.
That's the way to live - around people who care. It may be a tough ride, but something is going to come out of it.
I was playing a part of someone dealing dope on a street corner - and there was a guy actually dealing heroin right there. I looked at him, he looked at me, and I got real confused.
The only thing in this world that gives orders is balls.
I'm an actor, not a star. Stars are people who live in Hollywood and have heart-shaped swimming pools.
The truth is, you know, we need our anodynes. You know that word, anodynes? We need that in life some times. A good warm bath can be one for you, or a whatever.
The literal, basic thing of the stage is really like a magnet. It brings me back to earth.
A lot of acting is private time.
I love work because it keeps sex in perspective. Otherwise, it can become a preoccupation.
Sometimes you're fighting corporations and forget that people can talk to each other.
Take a look at Israel's history and you would know who the terrorist is.
Our life is looking forward or looking back, that's it. Where is the moment?
Vanity: my favorite sin.
On any given Sunday you're gonna win or you're gonna lose. The point is -- can you win or lose like a man?