It's Not Personal, It's Strictly Business

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.

I'm Much More A European Italian Than I Am An American Italian, And I've Always Felt That That Style Of Acting Comedy Is In Me. I Put Comedy As Much As I Can Into All My Movies, If I Can Help It.

The Literal, Basic Thing Of The Stage Is Really Like A Magnet. It Brings Me Back To Earth.

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.

When [julia Marie Pacino] Was 5 Or 6 Years Old, We Were In An Italian Restaurant, And These People Came By The Table And They Would Start Talking To Me, Asking Me For My Autograph And She Just Went Under The Table.