Al Pacino talks about ’embarrassing’ penis injury that still haunts him: ‘Can barely walk’ | Hollywood

Al Pacino is no stranger to dramatic moments, but one of the most painful scenes of his life happened long before his Hollywood fame – and it happened in the most “embarrassing” way he describes. In his new memoir Sonny Boy, the legendary actor reveals a childhood misstep that literally landed him in a bad situation and something that still “haunts” him.

Al Pacino reveals his ‘childhood trauma’

In his new book, the Oscar-winning star describes an incident when he was just 10 years old. One rainy day he was walking along a thin iron fence, engaged in his own “dance world,” when he suddenly slipped and the iron bar caused a painful injury. “I walked on a thin, iron fence and did my tightrope walk. It had been raining all morning, and sure enough, I slipped and fell, and the iron bar hit me right between my legs,” he recalls. “One of the most embarrassing experiences of my life,” he called it.

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The Godfather star fortunately escaped the incident with no lasting physical damage. However, the psychological trauma of the event continues to ‘haunt’ him. he even described himself as a “cat with many more than nine lives.”

Pacino describes his ‘ability’ to cheat death

Pacino vividly remembers being doubled over in severe pain and unable to walk home. Fortunately, an older man noticed his distress and carried him to his aunt’s house, where a doctor was called.

“I lay in bed with my pants around my ankles as the three most important women in my life – my mother, aunt and grandmother – frantically inspected my injury,” he wrote. “I remember thinking, ‘God, please take me now,’ as they whispered to each other, trying to assess the damage.” He admits that the memory still makes him uneasy even today.

Pacino describes himself as being in constant pursuit of mischief, so much so that he could barely keep up. In the first chapter of Sonny Boy, he called the incident “one of the most embarrassing experiences” of his life, while also discussing his talent for “regularly cheating death.”

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About Sonny Boy by Al Pacino

In his new memoir, the Hollywood star talks about his life and shares that he felt it was time to share his story. In Son boy, Al Pacino tells a mix of personal stories, from his mother’s suicide attempt to the wild antics he got up to in New York City.

He recalled the rare moments when his divorced parents were together and described his youthful escapades, such as stealing food and jumping on the subway with friends. “Getting into trouble and avoiding authority figures was our favorite pastime,” he writes with a touch of nostalgia. Despite his incredible success in Hollywood, Pacino is honest about the personal sacrifices he made along the way, including his struggles with drugs and alcohol.