The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Al Pacino

Al Pacino wasn't always lucky. To get into Broadway and the movies, he had to work hard and it took quite some time roughing it out before he got fruitful opportunities. According to the New Yorker, even being a part of productions was taxing for him at times, especially as he worried about connecting with his audience. For example, while performing in his Off-Off Broadway début, which was based on William Saroyan's "Hello Out There," he found himself tearing up during the intermission, convinced the performance wasn't working.

His friend Charlie Laughton counseled him through it and he decided to go back to his performance. "It was a very important moment for me," Pacino said later. "I went back in there and finished the run."

Before Broadway, getting to the point where Pacino could bag roles meant milking every opportunity he got, including being a performer who didn't discriminate. He would put up plays in cafes with his peers and focus on making the most of what he had. "We passed the hat around after each performance. Somebody would drop in coins here and there. That's how we ate. And it was right in New York City ... Broadway was something that didn't exist," he recollected. He added that the experiences he lived through helped him to hone his creativity and understand the importance of cultivating the desire to do things and to grow.

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