Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino talks with Terry Gross about growing up in the South Bronx with a single mother, getting his start in Greenwich Village performing in avant-garde theater, nearly dying of COVID, and his life today. We'll also talk about The Godfather, and why he almost passed on Part II. His new memoir is Sonny Boy. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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I'm Terry Gross.
My guest today is Al Pacino.
Don't ask me about my business, Kate.
Is it true?
Don't ask me about my business.
No.
Well, I'm going to ask Pacino about his business, by which I mean his.
Art sounded it sounded like a shot to me.
It did.
I know it's you slamming the table.
Oh, all right.
As long as it's not a gun.
I've had enough of those.
So I'm going to talk to Pacino about his remarkable performance in the Godfather films and other films.