From Calgary Sun, Sept 9 1996
PATIENT PACINO
By Louis B. Hobson
He's waited 10 years to bring Richard III to the silver screen
TORONTO -- His whirlwind visit to this year's Toronto Film Festival marks the end of a decade for Al Pacino.
Pacino literally popped into TO to promote his film Looking For Richard.
He has been working on this tribute to Shakespeare's classic villain Richard III for 10 years.
"The film is not about me doing Shakespeare's Richard III. It's about me as an American actor looking for Richard and meditating on what I find. It's a very personal experience for me captured on film, but I hope not too personal for an audience to connect with," says Pacino.
"There were times over the 10 years that I wondered if I'd ever get the film to a point where it could get released. I think it's there now."
Audiences can judge for themselves when Looking For Richard opens in October.