People are always asking me to do Shakespeare - at home, at colleges, on film locations, in restaurants. It's like playing a piece of music, getting all the notes. It's great therapy.

I found out how temperamental I am, yes. And that sometimes that can be kind of off-putting.

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 just wondered how it would feel, how people would treat her, but she's adjusted so marvelously.

All I am is what I'm going after.

On any given Sunday you're gonna win or you're gonna lose. The point is -- can you win or lose like a man?

Great directors can understand the staging in such a way that can make a scene come alive. Others have a certain way of pacing the scene.

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.