100 Different Michaels
In her past interviews, Diane Keaton had said she must have auditioned with at least 100 different Michaels after she read with Pacino.
American actors Al Pacino and Diane Keaton in a scene from ‘The Godfather,’ directed by Fancis Ford Coppola, 1972. (Photo by Paramount Pictures/courtesy of Getty Images)
During that time, Coppola would frequent Pacino in his home to talk about the part and says that through that time he really felt like he was seeing Al Pacino become Michael in front of his very eyes. This would force Coppola to ignore the advice of the rest of the production, and insist on Al Pacino taking the part.