Pacino On Shaping the Character

"Academy Award-winner Al Pacino‘s latest film, American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally, finds the actor in familiar territory — the courtroom drama. In the movie, Pacino portrays an attorney who is representing an American performer who was on trial for participating in Nazi propaganda in the 1940s. In conversation with ScreenRant, Pacino reveals how he approaches such a role and how much influence a director has on his performances.

When it comes to portraying his character — particularly in a dialogue-heavy role like a legal drama — Pacino says that it is the result of a mix between what is on the page and what he develops in his mind."

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