100+ Best Al Pacino Quotes That Inspire, Motivate & Shock

"I always tell the truth. Even when I lie."

"You don't want to be an offender? Then don't be a victim."

"The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, is unity."

"Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is."

"You come into this world alone, and you go out of this world alone. Everything in between is just company."

"I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse."

"Great men are not born great. They grow great."

"Revenge is a dish best served cold."

"Never have more than one shooter. You never know who's gonna hit what."

"You think water moves? You should see ice."

"It’s not personal, Sonny. It’s strictly business."

"Don’t ever take your enemy for granted."

"You either do it right, or you don’t do it at all."

"If you're not enough without a title, you'll never be enough with one."

"I believe in absolute freedom. I don't think there's anything wrong with being ambitious."

"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is."

"The bad taste of yesterday can never ruin the fresh taste of today if you don't let it."

"I don't compromise. I don't second-guess myself."

"Success demands singularity of purpose."

"There’s no substitute for passion. None."

"I don’t care how good you are—nobody wins all the time."

"I’ve got a dream, and I’m chasing it every day."

"Talent is God-given. Be humble. Ambition is self-given. Be proud."

"You've gotta keep pushing. You've gotta keep going."

"Love is so close to hatred. They’re two sides of the same coin."

"When you love someone, you say their name different. Like God."

"You don’t love somebody because they’re perfect. You love them in spite of the fact that they’re not."

"A man has to have goals. But a man also needs someone to share them with."

"I don’t trust people who don’t argue. Life’s too short for false harmony."

"Sometimes the things you want most are the hardest to find."

"We’re all looking for someone to save us from ourselves."

"Being loved by someone gives you strength. Loving someone gives you courage."

"You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you."

"The heart wants what it wants."

"Loving you wasn’t my idea. It just happened."

"In love, there are no rules. Only choices."

"You’ve got me by the balls. But you’re not going to beat me down."

"Integrity is everything. Without it, you’re nothing."

"It doesn't matter what you wear. It matters what you stand for."

"You don’t have to apologize for doing the right thing."

"Fear is something you create in your mind. Don’t let it rule you."

"They say nothing lasts forever. But they’re wrong. Courage does."

"You don’t need a sword to slay a dragon."

"Standing up for yourself doesn’t mean standing over others."

"The only true prison is fear. The only true freedom is freedom from fear."

"You don’t have to be afraid to show weakness. That’s where strength begins."

"A man without integrity is like a car without brakes."

"I’d rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I’m not."

"Time wounds all heels."

"Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans."

"The older you get, the less you talk. Because you realize how little words matter."

"Every man has his own destiny. The only imperative is to follow it—to accept it."

"Regret is the consequence of honesty."

"Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes."

"The past is written. The future is blank."

"We’re all fools in our own way. The trick is knowing it."

"You can’t change the cards you’re dealt, but you can choose how to play them."

"Memory is a selection of images. Some elusive, others printed indelibly."

"The truth will set you free. But not until it’s finished with you."

"You can’t live in the past. But you can learn from it."

"You wanna play rough? Let’s play rough."

"You bring a gun to a knife fight? I’ll bring a flamethrower."

"You mess with the bull, you get the horns."

"There’s no room for two kings in one kingdom."

"You don’t back down from a fight. You walk into it headfirst."

"Respect is earned. Loyalty is returned. Betrayal is cut."

"You want war? You got it."

"Nobody pushes me. Nobody tells me what to do."

"You don’t survive by running. You survive by fighting."

"The louder the threat, the weaker the man."

"I don’t start fights. I finish them."

"You cross me once, shame on you. Cross me twice, you won’t get a third chance."

"Justice is blind. But she better have a good lawyer."

"Right is right even if no one is doing it. Wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it."

"You can’t serve two masters. You either serve justice or serve yourself."

"Morality is not a trend. It’s a compass."

"The law is not always justice. In fact, too often, it’s the weapon by which justice is trampled."

"You can’t hide behind the badge. You wear it, you own it."

"Justice delayed is justice denied."

"You don’t balance evil with evil. You defeat it with good."

"No one is above the law. Not even me."

"You don’t punish the guilty to feel better. You do it to restore order."

"The courtroom is not about winning. It’s about truth."

"A man without principles is a storm without direction."

"I wake up in the morning, look in the mirror, and say: ‘What the hell happened?’"

"They say I’m intense. I say I’m paying attention."

"I don’t need therapy. I’ve got movies."

"I’m not yelling. I’m emphasizing."

"People say I chew scenery. I say I eat it for breakfast."

"I’ve been called many things. Overrated is not one of them."

"If you think I’m loud now, you should’ve seen me in the '70s."

"I don’t do subtle. I do real."

"My agent says I need to relax. So I bought a yacht named ‘Calm.’"

"They say power corrupts. But have you seen my IMDb page?"

"I don’t do small talk. I do monologues."

"I’m not crazy. My reality is just more vivid than yours."

"You don’t build a legacy. You live one."

"Fame is a shadow. Legacy is the light."

"They’ll forget your name. But they’ll remember how you made them feel."

"Greatness isn’t measured in awards. It’s measured in impact."

"I don’t care if they write about me when I’m gone. I care that they talk about me while I’m here."

"Art outlives the artist. That’s the miracle."

"You can’t control your reputation. But you can control your character."

"The world remembers the bold. The rest fade into silence."

"I want to leave behind fire, not ashes."

"Immortality isn’t living forever. It’s being unforgettable."

"Your name may vanish. Your work shouldn’t."

"Let them say you were too much. Better than saying you were nothing."

"Don’t wait for opportunity. Create it."

"The fire in your gut is stronger than any obstacle in your path."

"If you’re going through hell, keep going."

"You don’t find your purpose. You build it."

"Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will."

"Be so good they can’t ignore you."

"Action conquers fear."

"You don’t have to be perfect. Just relentless."

"The moment you feel uncomfortable is the moment you grow."

"Greatness lives one decision away."

"Stop waiting. Start doing."

"Your potential is infinite. Your excuses are not."