Sounding almost embarrassed, Pacino offered some insight into his characters inner works.
I dont know if this has gotten out much, said the actor.
I dont know if Ive ever said it!
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I may be breaking the law now!
But Ill say it.
(I swear he said chips, although I cant confirm that thats a thing.)
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According to Pacino, De Niro suggested that the two actors approach the scene without any rehearsal.
We didnt have to, said De Niro, who sounded much more upset about the filming schedule.
We didnt start until after lunch or dinner, said De Niro, Which is 1:00 in the morning…
Laughing, De Niro pointed at Mann: You wanted to tire us out!
Pacino concluded, Id like to do it again.
The actor recently seen in the latestPurgeandUnderground earned loud laughs for his casting story.
I was going fishing, man, I just picked up true story!
I just picked up some ghost shrimp!
He met with Mann and Pacino that day.
The story I got from Al was, You got robbed!
You didnt get a nomination forForrest Gump!
I have to say something provocative here, he said.
From a technical standpoint, the movie is better because of the transition to digital 4K technology.
We did this for five or six months.
Im sitting in the car for five days, Brenneman recalled.
20 minutes later, she was called back to the set, in bright daylight.
Theres my car, wrapped in black!
I was operating a camera, he explained.
I was looking through a lens, and I started complaining.
I said, Dante, whered that light come from?
Turn off that damn light!
He said, Michael, thats the sun.'
