The thing that can get you a little upset is when people say other people are better than you. That can bug you.

The thing that can get you a little upset is when people say other people are better than you. That can bug you.

Al Pacino

I used to say I wanted to genuflect to a woman, put her up on a pedestal higher and higher, way up beyond my grasp...Then I'd find another one.

I used to say I wanted to genuflect to a woman, put her up on a pedestal higher and higher, way up beyond my grasp...Then I'd find another one.

The literal, basic thing of the stage is really like a magnet. It brings me back to earth.

The literal, basic thing of the stage is really like a magnet. It brings me back to earth.

Shakespeare's plays are more violent than 'Scarface.'

Shakespeare's plays are more violent than 'Scarface.'

It wasn't until I got older that I realized acting was something I could really do.

It wasn't until I got older that I realized acting was something I could really do.

Opinions I have about anything are in my personal life.

Opinions I have about anything are in my personal life.

I learned to wrestle, I learned defensive fighting at a young age, because when someone hit me, I would throw up and fall down.

I learned to wrestle, I learned defensive fighting at a young age, because when someone hit me, I would throw up and fall down.

I'm constantly striving to break through to something new. You try to maintain a neutral approach to your work, and not be too hard on yourself.

I'm constantly striving to break through to something new. You try to maintain a neutral approach to your work, and not be too hard on yourself.

Playing a character is an illusion, and I feel that when you know too much about a person, possibly part of that illusion is disrupted.

Playing a character is an illusion, and I feel that when you know too much about a person, possibly part of that illusion is disrupted.

The difference between the actor and the painter is that the actor would buy somebody a knish in order to have them watch him act.

The difference between the actor and the painter is that the actor would buy somebody a knish in order to have them watch him act.

I don't talk politics and I don't talk philosophy or anything like that, but if you look at my work, you might get an expression of me as a person.

I don't talk politics and I don't talk philosophy or anything like that, but if you look at my work, you might get an expression of me as a person.

Vanity is my favourite sin.

Vanity is my favourite sin.

I found out how temperamental I am, yes. And that sometimes that can be kind of off-putting.

I found out how temperamental I am, yes. And that sometimes that can be kind of off-putting.

Man is a little bit better than his reputation, and a little bit worse

Man is a little bit better than his reputation, and a little bit worse

You never open your mouth until you know what the shot is.

You never open your mouth until you know what the shot is.

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

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

There are a couple of times I would've liked to have married. I think I made a mistake, especially once.

There are a couple of times I would've liked to have married. I think I made a mistake, especially once.

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

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

We live in a world where the more you're working, the more things you do. It's a workaday world.

We live in a world where the more you're working, the more things you do. It's a workaday world.