mainly because of the dui s because of drunk driving, because that s that s just that s not permissible. but aside from that, people drink and it s a different world today because of the scrutiny and the attention being paid to us. in my day, it was an old part of being as they used to say to sir lawrence olivier, what s your favorite part of acting? he d say the drink after the show. it was all part of a world. and then when it started to replace when the cart was in front of the horse and sort of replaced the work and all other parts. i was reluctant to stop, but my great friend charlie lawton, he was a real influence, because he was my mentor, my closest friend. really begged me to stop for a while.
that s not permissible. but aside from that, people drink and it s a different world today because of the scrutiny and the attention being paid to us. in my day, it was an old part of being as they used to say to sir lawrence olivier, what s your favorite part of acting? he d say the drink after the show. it was all part of a world. and then when it started to replace when the cart was in front of the horse and sort of replaced the work and all other parts. i was reluctant to stop, but my great friend charlie lawton, he was a real influence, because he was my mentor, my closest friend. really begged me to stop for a while. just to take a look at it, and ask me if i would he had stopped for about a year, and i was continuing. and he was quite worried about
was my mentor, my closest friend. really begged me to stop for a while. just to take a look at it, and ask me if i would he had stopped for about a year, and i was continuing. and he was quite worried about it was during one of those episodes of drinking in london that i turned down dog day. i actually turned it down. i don t want to go into a bank, rob a bank and do all of that stuff. and i actually turned it down after i said yes. and i was very lucky i had someone like marty bergman and sydney lamet around. i quit and they got somebody else. during the course of this time, bragman was on me, i said, marty, i don t want to do this. if you stop drinking for a while. just stop for a while.
involved in alcohol and the way of that life and all, which is today it s extremely interesting to see the way it s dealt with today. mainly because of the dui s because of drunk driving, because that s that s just that s not permissible. but aside from that, people drink and it s a different world today because of the scrutiny and the attention being paid to us. in my day, it was an old part of being as they used to say to sir lawrence olivier, what s your favorite part of acting? he d say the drink after the show. it was all part of a world. and then when it started to replace when the cart was in front of the horse and sort of replaced the work and all other parts. i was reluctant to stop, but my great friend charlie lawton, he was a real influence, because he
rare and revealing interview. we thought the godfather would bomb at the box office. you ever turned down a role you regretted? yeah. larry: the academy award winner al pacino. we ll talk about george clooney, brad pitt and others all next on larry king live. larry: we re in al pacino s backyard in beverly hills. yeah. the last time he was with us after much begging and cajoling was back in 1996. we thought it would be the start of hundreds of interviews, and this is is the second time. we ve become very close friends, spent a lot of time together. this is only the second time on the show. let s show you a clip of the first time from 15 years ago. no, don t. don t. watch. no. larry: why have you finally come? come here? larry: yes, finally, after years asking? senilitity, i guess. larry: why do you dislike interviews? well, i don t i think it s because it starts with the whole idea of being an actor, when is something that is kind of the anon