Al Pacino was jabbed with a “fat needle” to numb his pain when he injured himself on the set of ‘The Godfather’.
The Hollywood veteran, 84, was nominated for a best supporting actor Oscar for his portrayal of soldier-turned mafia don Michael in director Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972’s operatic Cosa Nostra epic, and he has told in his new memoir ‘Sonny Boy’ he nearly lost the role after he twisted his ankle so badly he thought he’d broken it.
