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It's so funny when people who are not used to making movies get into it. You just can't believe how insufferably boring it is. Waiting around and doing these lines over and over and finally having to go in and loop the lines and dub them.

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