Al Pacino Nearly Died Of Covid, And His Quote About What The Afterlife Is Like Is Going Viral

Al Pacino nearly died of Covid.

The 84-year-old actor told the New York Times about his near-death experience, and his quote about what the afterlife is like is going viral.

"What happened was, I felt not good — unusually not good. Then I had a fever, and I was getting dehydrated and all that. So I got someone to get me a nurse to hydrate me. I was sitting there in my house, and I was gone. Like that. I didn’t have a pulse," he said.

"In a matter of minutes they were there — the ambulance in front of my house. I had about six paramedics in that living room, and there were two doctors, and they had these outfits on that looked like they were from outer space or something. It was kind of shocking to open your eyes and see that. Everybody was around me, and they said: 'He’s back. He’s here.'"

When asked if he had any "metaphysical ripples" from the near-death experience, he said, "It actually did. I didn’t see the white light or anything. There’s nothing there. As Hamlet says, 'To be or not to be.'"

That quote has since gone viral.

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"Geez, Al. Don't sugarcoat it or anything," this person said.

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"i always knew the sopranos ending got it right," another person joked.

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And this person explained he "didn't stay dead long enough."

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Either way, I guess we'll never know till we get there. Until then, thanks for the insight, Al!

Bye!