One of the things that made me want to be an actor more than ever was seeing a Chekhov play, "The Sea Gull," when was 14 in the Bronx.

Sometimes what we imagine and the world aren't different things. Sometimes they are the same exact thing.

The fruit falls off the tree. You don't shake it off before it's ready to fall.

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.

[Julie Marie Pacino]is a great ballplayer, which I wanted to be. She did make four films by the time she was 14 but we're not going to talk about that.

They say we die twice - once when the last breath leaves our body and once when the last person we know says our name.

There are a couple of times I would've liked to have married. I think I made a mistake, especially once.