Hollywood star Al Pacino has revealed in his new memoir that one of his most famous roles — Michael Corleone in “The Godfather” — almost didn’t happen.
In the 84-year-old’s new book “Sonny Boy,” Pacino said if it wasn’t for director Francis Ford Coppola’s belief in him to nail the role of the mob boss’ son he would’ve been let go from the project when others were less impressed with his work, Page Six reported.
Pacino wrote in the book about a meeting he had with Coppola when the studio was upset about his performance once filming started.
“You know how much you mean to me,” the director said, according to Pacino’s book. “How much faith I had in you. Well, you’re not cutting it.”
The director showed the actor footage and the two agreed there wasn’t “anything spectacular here.”
Pacino admitted he had been underplaying the part because he wanted the…
