- By Al Pacino
"I love work because it keeps sex in perspective. Otherwise, it can become a preoccupation."
"
I like, for instance, 'Serpico.' I enjoyed playing Serpico because Frank Serpico was there. He existed. He was a real life person and I could - I could embody him. I could, you know, I could work and get to know him and have him help me with the text, the script and become him. It's almost like a painter having a model to become.
"
"
I found out how temperamental I am, yes. And that sometimes that can be kind of off-putting.
"
"
There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
"
"
Playing a character is an illusion, and I feel that when you know too much about a person, possibly part of that illusion is disrupted.
"
"
Look, but don't touch. Touch, but don't taste. Taste, but don't swallow.
"
"
Take a look at Israel's history and you would know who the terrorist is.
"
"
The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you. You're in a conversation and everybody's agreeing with what you're saying - even if you say something totally crazy. You need people who can tell you what you don't want to hear.
"
"
Love goes through different stages. But it endures.
"
"
I don't regret anything. I feel like I've made what I would call mistakes. I picked the wrong movie, or I didn't pursue a character, but everything you do is part of you and you get something from it.
"
"
The camera can film my face but until it captures my soul, you don't have a movie.
"