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The play is the source, it is orchestrated with words. In a movie, you are not dealing with as much as that. There are machines and wires. When you're acting for a camera, it keeps taking and never giving back.
Al Pacino
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Al Pacino
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 25
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Manhattan borough
New York City
Alfredo James Pacino
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