11-06-2007 19:00
Al Pacino has been honoured with the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award.
The 'Scarface' actor, who received the acting institution's highest honour at Los Angeles' Kodak Theatre last Thursday (07.06.07), was left visibly moved as a series of Hollywood stars paid tribute to him.
Upon collecting his award, Pacino said: "I need a character. I don't think of myself as being able to do anything. Seeing my life in the movies, I have one question. And that is, 'Why aren't I in rehab?!'
"By age 3, I was doing Al Jolson (legendary singer who starred in the first 'talking' film). I found, in the theatre, this place I could go to. I found this peace.
"It means so many things to be honoured like this. It feels great".
The three-hour gala featured clips from Pacino's biggest films including 'The Godfather', 'Scent of a Woman' and 'Serpico'.
Director Oliver Stone, who wrote 'Scarface' in which Pacino starred as a violent drug dealer, paid tribute to one of Pacino's most famous lines.
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