My first language was shy. It's only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness.
Al PacinoI 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.
Al PacinoI 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.
Al PacinoYou don't get to know anybody in a movie until after it's over. You work less together in a film than you do onstage.
Al Pacino