Al Pacino

"You can be anything you want to be, just aim high and work hard."

"I am an actor first, a star second."

"I've been doing theater ever since I was about six years old."

"Women are beautiful, but you have to know them to appreciate them."

"The thing to keep in mind is that actors are there to serve the writer."

"I always felt like I was meant for big things."

"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future."

"In life, it's not always what you know, it's who you know."

"I believe in creative control."

"Theater is about human experience. It's about understanding yourself."

"I want to play a cop sometime. But for now, I play criminals."

"I'm only pretending the murder isn't a big deal."

"Every time I do a movie, I'm really nervous."

"I stay true to myself and my style will never change."

"Sometimes you have to go back to actually move forward."

"I love creating something where there's nothing."

"Never put your family before your career."

"I could do something else. I don't necessarily have to keep doing this."

"If you're happy with what you're doing, then that's what matters."

"I take my work seriously, but myself lightly."

"The hardest thing about being an actor is the waiting."

"I believe that you make your own luck."

"Every character is a piece of you."

"I want to try everything. I want to do it all."

"When you make a choice, you change the future."

"I'm a very emotional guy. I'm very passionate about things."

"You need to embrace risk if you want to move forward."

"The stage is always more satisfying than the screen."

"I have a hunger for stories and characters."

"In acting, you're vulnerable and open."