Tell Al Pacino he looks good for his age and he might, just might, cut you down in the style of the Godfather himself. You can almost hear his screen persona Michael Corleone saying: “It insults my intelligence and it makes me very angry.” So we don’t mention his age.
But he does. Pacino turns 80 on Saturday and he admits: “That expression ‘You’re looking good for your age’. I haven’t heard that in a long time.
Maybe ‘You look good to still be alive’! “When celebrities have birthdays it’s all over the news. You can’t lie about your own age.” Okay.
So no more talk about ageing. And no talk, either, about retirement. Pacino quitting? Don’t be daft - he’s riding yet another wave of success that swept him back on to the list of Oscar nominees
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