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Al Pacino reveals fame left him feeling 'out of place' and that he skipped Oscars due to 'fear'

Al Pacino says he is ‘embarrassed’ by fame - (PA Archive)

Al Pacino has opened up about his complicated relationship with fame that left him seeking therapy.

Speaking to Dermot O’Leary on his BBC Radio 2 show, the Oscar-winning actor, 84, said: “Jack Kerouac, the great writer, best generation writer who lived in the city, couldn't cope with it and somebody said of him that he was embarrassed by success. Fame embarrassed him. So, I think I might have had a little of that in me, or something. 

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