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I wouldn't be interested in [nowadays] television simply because I think it goes too fast. Except if something was maybe a play on television or some great television script.

Al Pacino

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Al Pacino
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 25
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Manhattan borough
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Alfredo James Pacino
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