Al Pacino - biography

“The person I really related to was James Dean.  I grew up with the Dean thing.  Rebel Without A Cause had a very great effect on me.”

“[Marlon Brando]’s got it all.  That’s why he’s endured.  When I first saw On the Waterfront, I couldn’t move.  I couldn’t leave the theater.  I’d never seen the like of it.  I couldn’t believe it.”

“There was a period when I didn’t have an agent and I called William Morris.  I said: ‘I’m looking for an agent.’ [The telephonist] said: ‘What’s your name?’ I said: ‘Al Pacino.’ She said: ‘Are you sure?’”

“I was a little high.  I had to pee - bad.  I kept popping Valium like candy.  Please don’t let it be me.”

“I don’t need bodyguards.  I’m from the South Bronx.”

“I’m nuts, I’m weird, but I’m great.”

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

“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.”

“Vanity is my favourite sin.”

Al Pacino has appeared in the following films:
Me, Natalie (1969)
The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
The Godfather (1972)
Scarecrow (1973)
Serpico (1973)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Bobby Deerfield (1977)
...And Justice for All. (1979)
Cruising (1980)
Author! Author! (1982)
Scarface (1983)
Revolution (1985)
Sea of Love (1989)
The Local Stigmatic (1990)
Dick Tracy (1990)
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
Frankie and Johnny (1991)
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Scent of a Woman (1992)
Carlito’s Way (1993)
Two Bits (1995)
Heat (1995)
City Hall (1996)
Donnie Brasco (1997)
The Devil’s Advocate (1997)
The Insider (1999)
Any Given Sunday (1999)
Chinese Coffee (2000)
Insomnia (2002)
S1m0ne (2002)
People I Know (2002)
The Recruit (2003)
Gigli (2003)
The Merchant of Venice (2004)
Two for the Money (2005)
88 Minutes (2007)
Ocean’s Thirteen (2007)
Righteous Kill (2008)
Rififi (2009)
Dali and I: The Surreal Story (2009)
The Son of No One (2011)
Jack and Jill (2011)