Al Pacino and Robert De Niro: Five decades of friendship crowned with 'The Irishman'
If you had pure intentions of watching Martin Scorsese's 3 1/2-hour mob epic "The Irishman" in one sitting and for whatever reason - a failure of focus, too many interruptions, general exhaustion - couldn't make it through to the end, Al Pacino wants you to know that he feels your pain.
When Pacino arrived at Scorsese's New York office a few months ago to watch "The Irishman" for the first time, the 79-year-old actor could last only through the film's first half before asking for a break.
"I didn't know what I was in for," Pacino says. He's seated on a sofa next to his friend and "Irishman" co-star Robert De Niro, and he's trying to find a delicate way of explaining what happened that day. "You're seeing yourself for the first time, so sometimes your bladder reacts to it."
De Niro looks at Pacino, confused. "Your bladder?" Pacino lets out a bellow. "I don't know. But I had to go! I couldn't make it through the
