Al Pacino

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

I'm so shy now I wear sunglasses everywhere I go. ”

Jamie Foxx does a good rendition of me. It's a real gift, mimicry of that kind, the tonal thing. It's sort of like having a talent for playing an instrument. ”

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

The actor becomes an emotional athlete. The process is painful - my personal life suffers. ”

There has been a lot of self-doubt and unwelcome events in my life. ”

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. ”

That's where humour lives for me. In the body. The Steve Martin kind of stuff or Jim Carrey, that's what I like. I've always felt that's what I would like to do. ”

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

I don't ever give my opinion. Opinions I have about anything are in my personal life. ”