[On his unforgettable role in The Godfather (1972)] "I went home and did some rehearsing to satisfy my curiosity about whether I could play an Italian. I put on some makeup, stuffed Kleenex in my cheeks and worked out the characterization first in front o...
I put on an act sometimes, and people think I`m insensitive. Really, it`s like a kind of armour because I`m too sensitive. If there are two hundred people in a room and one of them doesn`t like me, I`ve got to get out.
[When asked how he spent his time away from the camera] "People ask that a lot. They say, `What did you do while you took time out?` - as if the rest of my life is taking time out. But the fact is, making movies is time out for me because the rest, the ne...