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Al Pacino — Mann defends the performance

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:09:30Read transcript
  • The hosts distinguish heightened acting from acting badly
  • Mann says Pacino was never too much for him
  • Hanna’s cocaine use and detailed fictional biography explain his intensity
  • Mann supplied character histories that actors could internalize