“I'm an actor, not a star. Stars are people who live in Hollywood and h...” — Al Pacino Quote

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

“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 problem with me is, I guess, the way I express myself, you have to be with me 50 years before you can get a sense of what I'm talking about.”

“In countries operating a largely capitalist system, there does not appear to be a wide understanding among its actors and overseers of either its advantages or its hazards.”

“I carry around a black leather Moleskine journal all the time. And I always write ideas down, especially when I'm on set and working with actors like Jeremy Irons and Viola Davis and learning from them.”

“I never saw myself as a character actor or a lead actor; I've only seen myself as just an actor.”