I dont think actors should ever expect to get a role, because the disappointment is too great. Youve got to think of things as an opportunity. An auditions an opportunity to have an audience. – Al Pacino
You need some insecurity if youre an actor. It keeps the pot boiling. I havent yet started to think about retiring. I was shocked when I heard about Paul Newman retiring at age 82. Most actors just fade away like old soldiers. – Al Pacino
Money makes your life easier. If youre lucky to have it, youre lucky. – Al Pacino
The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you. Youre in a conversation and everybodys agreeing with what youre saying – even if you say something totally crazy. You need people who can tell you what you dont want to hear. – Al Pacino
Lets face it – think of Africa, and the first images that come to mind are of war, poverty, famine and flies. How many of us really know anything at all about the truly great ancient African civilizations, which in their day, were just as splendid and glorious as any on the face of the earth? – Henry Louis Gates