Al Pacino Quotes & Sayings

“It's easy to fool the eye but it's hard to fool the heart.”

“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.”

“My dad was in the army. World War II. He got his college education from the army. After World War II he became an insurance salesman. Really, I didn't know my dad very well. He and my mother split up after the war. I was raised by my maternal grandmother and grandfather, and by my mother.”

“My weaknesses... I wish I could come up with something. I'd probably have the same pause if you asked me what my strengths are. Maybe they're the same thing.”

“Money makes your life easier. If you're lucky to have it, you're lucky.”

“Vanity is my favourite sin.”

“My first language was shy. It's only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness.”

“I'm an actor, not a star. Stars are people who live in Hollywood and have heart-shaped swimming pools.”

“The problem with me is, I guess, the way I express myself, you have to be with me 50 years before you can get a sense of what I'm talking about.”

“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.”