I like, for instance, 'Serpico.' I enjoyed playing Serpico because Frank Serpico was there. He existed. He was a real life person and I could - I could embody him. I could, you know, I could work and get to know him and have him help me with the text, the script and become him. It's almost like a painter having a model to become.

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On October 20 2006 the American Film Institute named Pacino the recipient of the 35th AFI Life Achievement Award. His scenes alone with Ms. Pacino has not been this uncomplicatedly appealing since his "Dog Day Afternoon" days and he makes Johnny's endless enterprise in wooing Frankie a delight.

Alfredo James "Al" Pacino (/pəˈtʃiːnɵ/; born April 25 1940) is an American film and stage actor and director. Pacino has received numerous lifetime achievement awards including one from the American Film Institute.