The best Quotes by Al Pacino

It's easy to fool the eye but it's hard to fool the heart.

Vanity is my favourite sin.

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

I don't need bodyguards. I'm from the South Bronx.

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.

I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.

He never asks a second favour when he's been refused the first.

Why did you go to the police? Why didn't you come to me first?

I believe in America. America has made my fortune.

I spent my whole life trying not to be careless. Women and children can afford to be careless, but not men.

Good health is the most important thing. More than success, more than money, more than power.

If anything in this life is certain, if history has taught us anything, it is that you can kill anyone.

Only don't tell me you're innocent. Because it insults my intelligence and makes me very angry.

I always tell the truth. Even when I lie!

Every day above ground is a good day.

The World is yours...

You know what capitalism is? Gettin' f*cked!

Lesson number two: Don't get high on your own supply.

Say hello to my little friend!

Maybe you can handle yourself one of them first class tickets to the Resurrection.

A wise guy's always right even when he's wrong, he's right.

When I introduce you, I'm gonna say, 'This is a friend of mine.' That means you're a connected guy. Now if I said instead, 'This is a friend of ours', that would mean you a made guy. A Capiche?

I don't care if you did it or not. That makes no difference for me. I'm here to defend you.

It was like the army. You followed orders, you did the right thing. You got rewarded.

Jimmy Hoffa: "Would you like to be a part of this, Frank? Would you like to be a part of this history?"
Frank Sheeran : "Yes, I would. Whatever you need me to do, I'm available."

Nowadays, young people, they don't know who Jimmy Hoffa was. They don't have a clue. I mean, maybe they know that he disappeared or something, but that's about it. But back then, there wasn't nobody in this country who didn't know who Jimmy Hoffa was.

Sooner or later, everybody put here has a date when he’s going to go.

I know things they don’t know I know.

Russell Bufalino: "Better watch, there’s a lot of tough guys around here. Did he tell you? You’re not afraid of tough guys, are you?"
Frank Sheeran: "No."
Russell Bufalino: "I didn't think so."

No wonder the city never sleeps, it's too busy trying to get laid.

There are eight million people in this city. And those teeming masses exist for the sole purpose of lifting the few exceptional people onto their shoulders.

If I can make it there
I'll make it anywhere
It's up to you
New York, New York

Manhattan, for millions of our forefathers, the gateway to hope, opportunity and happiness beyond their wildest dreams. Today, that hope is still alive, it's called "The First Date". On Saturday nights, every restaurant in Lower Manhattan resembles its own little Ellis Island.

A true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart.

Your eyes can deceive you, don't trust them!

The surest cure for vanity is loneliness.

Acting is like lying. The art of lying well. I'm paid to tell elaborate lies.

One of the weird things about Hollywood is we're all imposters; we're all just glammed up.

What's good? My name is DeLeesa, I am 23... backwards. I am a stay-at-home mom, and I'm from the Boogie Down Bronx. Bronx, New York all day, every day, baby. What's good? Ya heard?

And if you think tough men are dangerous, wait until you see what weak men are capable of.

For the soul, laughing is what oxygen is for the lungs.

It's not about the absence of fear. It's overcoming it.

If there hadn't been women we'd still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization in order to impress our girlfriends.

My philosophy is: It's none of my business what people say of me and think of me.

My father always said, "Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their book shelf" - so I make sure I read.