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I think what you see [in Salome the play backstage] is an artist having this fit of temperament.

Al Pacino

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Al Pacino
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 25
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Manhattan borough
New York City
Alfredo James Pacino
Salome
Backstage
Temperament
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