The renowned actor contracted COVID-19 in 2020.
Al Pacino is recounting his experience with a severe case of COVID-19 in 2020.
The esteemed actor conversed with The New York Times before to the publication of his forthcoming memoir, Sonny Boy. In the discussion, the Scarface actor disclosed his near-fatal encounter with coronavirus prior to the availability of vaccines.
He stated that he felt abnormally unwell at that time, ultimately developing a temperature and experiencing dehydration.
I arranged for a nurse to provide hydration for me. I was seated at my residence, and I was absent. In that manner. “I lacked a pulse,” he stated. “Within minutes, the ambulance arrived at my residence.” There were approximately six paramedics and two doctors in the living room, all wearing costumes that resembled extraterrestrial attire.
Pacino said it was “shocking” to awaken and observe his surroundings, stating, “Everyone was around me, and they said: ‘He’s back.’” “He is present,” he remarked.
When inquired about if his experience had any “metaphysical ripples,” the Oscar-winning actor affirmed that it did, since he did not perceive a white light or anything like.
“There is an absence of content.” As Hamlet states, ‘To be or not to be’; ‘The uncharted region from whose boundary no traveler returns.’ He uttered two words: ‘No more,’” stated the Godfather star. “It ceased to exist.” You have departed. I had never contemplated it throughout my life. However, as is typical with performers, it is appealing to claim, “I died once.” What occurs when there is nothing left?
The 84-year-old observed that his perspective on mortality has evolved with age. He expressed that he derives some solace from having children and from the awareness that he possesses a substantial oeuvre that individuals will revisit posthumously.
“It is, perhaps, inherent to develop a divergent perspective on death as one ages,” Pacino remarked. “It is simply the nature of reality.” I did not request it. It simply arrives, much like many other things do.
