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I was never very happy with performing it didn't turn me on much.
Al Pacino
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Al Pacino
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 25
Film Actor
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Alfredo James Pacino
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The camera can film my face but until it captures my soul, you don't have a movie.
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