Al Pacinoย has opened up about his reasons for writing his memoir โ one of which is for hisย 16-month-old sonย to know who he is.
The Godfatherย star, 84, recently published his memoir,ย Sonny Boy, and talked about howย becoming a father for the fourth timeย last year motivated him to revisit his life.
โI want to be around for this child. And I hope I am,โ Pacino told theย BBCย in a new interview.
โI hope I stay healthy, and he knows who his dad is, of course.โ
Last year in June, Pacino became a father for the fourth time to son Roman, withย producer Noor Alfallah, 30. The two are not together anymore, and legal documents obtained byย TMZย in November 2023 confirmed thatย Pacino has visitation rights over Romanย while Alfallah has primary custody.
Pacino also has three other children, including 23-year-old twins, Anton and Olivia, with actor Beverly DโAngelo, and a 34-year-old daughter Julie with Jan Tarrant.
On how much involvement he has in Romanโs life, Pacino said their communication is mostly online.
โHe does text me from time to time,โ Pacino said about Roman. โEverything he does is real. Everything he does is interesting to me. So, we talk. I play the harmonica with him on the other video thing, and we have made this kind of contact. So, itโs fun.โ
The actor recently spoke about fatherhood and how itย continues to motivate him through his life.
โIt changed me for life,โ he toldย People. โThe idea that youโre throwing your focus on other humans who happen to be your children โฆ thereโs the love.โ
He also shared that when writing his new memoir, Sonny Boy, titled after a nickname his mother gave him, he wanted it to be something for his loved ones, including his children.
โAt least according to me, Iโve had quite a big life,โ he said.
Inย Sonny Boy, Pacino has also revealed theย early struggles he had while on the set ofย The Godfather, talking about how he almost got โfiredโ from the production amid doubts over his performance, even though it was a performance that drew rave reviews and ultimately earned an Oscar nomination.
