All due respect and trying to be as modest as I can be, I am a dancer. But I dont think I would be on Dancing with the Stars, mainly because I would be too shy. – Al Pacino
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
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
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
Reframing an extract as a quotation constitutes a kind of coauthorship. With no change in wording, the cited passage becomes different. I imagine that the thrill of making an anthology includes the opportunity to become such a coauthor. – Gary Saul Morson, The Words of Others: From Quotations to Culture, 2011