Four years later,Al Pacinois opening up about his near-death experience withCOVID-19.
It was so youre here, youre not, he toldThe New York Times.
I thought: Wow, you dont even have your memories.
Al Pacino attends the premiere of Amazon Prime Video’s ‘Hunters’ on Feb. 19, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Then I had a fever, and I was getting dehydrated and all that.
So I got someone to get me a nurse to hydrate me.
I was sitting there in my house, and I was gone.
Al Pacino presents at the 96th Oscars on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood. (Frank Micelotta/Disney via Getty Images)
I didnt have a pulse.
In a matter of minutes they were there the ambulance in front of my house.
It was kind of shocking to open your eyes and see that.
Everybody was around me, and they said: Hes back.
And he says two words: no more.
It was no more.
Id never thought about it in my life.
But you know actors: It sounds good to say I died once.
What is it when theres no more?
He admitted his 50-year body of work was consolation during the experience, and having children is a consolation.
Its natural, I guess, to have a different view of death as you get older.
Its just the way it is.
I didnt ask for it.
Just comes, like a lot of things just come.
