"My first language was shy. It's only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness."
— Al Pacino
My First Language Was Shy Its
My first language was shy. It's only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness.
About this quote
Pacino made this admission in an interview with Louis B. Hobson for the Calgary Sun, published October 11, 1997, during promotional coverage for The Devil's Advocate. Pacino has spoken throughout his career about being constitutionally shy — a disposition at odds with his public persona as one of Hollywood's most magnetic performers. He traces his comfort with the spotlight to decades of forced exposure rather than any natural ease.
Source
Interview, Calgary Sun, 1997