Pacino’s experience challenges long-held beliefs about the afterlife. Drawing from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Pacino described death as “no more,” rejecting notions of eternal life or spiritual continuation. “I didn’t see the white light or anything,” he explained. For Pacino, the reality is stark: “When you die, you die.”

Al Pacino has revealed that he nearly died of Covid-19 in 2020, and shared his view on what happens after death.

Al Pacino revealed on a podcast this weekend that he almost died during a bout with Covid-19 — a near-death experience that left the star actor pondering his mortality.