In 2014, Jack Nicholson bore it all while interviewing with Movieline. He stated: “Back then I believed Indians should play Indians and Italians should play Italians. There were a lot of actors who could have played Michael, myself included, but Al Pacino was Michael Corleone. I can’t think of a better compliment to pay him.”
Al Pacino, Star Wars
Al Pachino and Sean Connery shared some similarities in their careers. Connery turned down playing Gandalf, and Pachino turned down playing Han Solo in Star Wars. Later on in his career, Pachino admitted that he missed a huge opportunity by turning down playing everyone's favorite space bandit.