1993: AL PACINO Reflects on his Career | Film 93 | Classic Movie Interviews | BBC Archive

On the publicity trail for his latest film, Scent of a Woman, Al Pacino reflects on his storied career, with Barry Norman. Why does Pacino excel at playing loners, misfits and outsiders? Is it true that he almost got fired from The Godfather, and that he originally wanted to play the role of Sonny Corleone, but Francis Ford Coppola convinced him he was better suited to the role of Michael Corleone? Following the extraordinary success of The Godfather, how did he deal with suddenly becoming a household name? Why did he have such a career lull between 1983 and 1989, and why is currently so prolific? What does he look for in a role? Is his self-financed film The Local Stigmatic his most personal role to date? Does the failure of Revolution grate on him - and was its failure partially responsible for him turning his back on cinema in the late 80s? Finally, now that he has entered his 50s, is he content? Clip taken from Film 93, originally broadcast on BBC One, Monday 8 March, 1993. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive?sub_confirmation=1 You can also dive into plenty more BBC Archive on our website - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive