<p>Hollywood legend Al Pacino opened up about turning down the role of Han Solo in <em>Star Wars </em>because he "didn't understand the script" and said that he "gave Harrison Ford a career."</p>.<p>The 82-year-old opened up about being a "new kid on the block" at the time of inception for the now-cultural phenomenon and explained that although they "offered him so much money" he just "didn't understand" the storyline.</p>.<p>"Well, I turned down <em>Star Wars</em>," he told David Rubenstein as part of the 92nd Street Y, New York's <em>People Who Inspire Us</em> series, reports <em>mirror.co.uk</em>.</p>.<p>"When I first came up, I was the new kid on the block, you know what happens when you first become famous.</p>.<p>"It's like, 'Give it to Al,' they'd give me Queen Elizabeth to play," Al recalled. "They gave me a script called <em>Star Wars.</em>"</p>.<p>"They offered me so much money," he revealed. "But I didn't understand it, I read it. So I said I couldn't do it. I gave Harrison Ford a career."</p>.<p>Harrison Ford took on the role as Han Solo in the original film, which grossed for $775.8 million at the worldwide box office with just an $11 million budget.</p>.<p>Harrison went on to reprise the role in <em>The Empire Strikes Back</em> (1980), <em>Return of The Jedi </em>(1983) and again in <em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens</em> (2015).</p>.<p>Al looked back on a role he did accept as Michael Corleone in <em>The Godfather</em> and stated that he rewatched the movie after not watching it for 25 years.</p>.<p>He added that at the time of filming the cult classic, studio executives were underwhelmed with his performance and were initially planning to replace him.</p>.<p>In a meeting with the movie's director Francis Coppola, Al remembers him saying: "You know, I had a lot of faith in you. And you're failing me,' I'm standing there thinking 'What the f**k, what did I do?"</p>.<p>"The Sollozzo scene, where Michael shoots the cop. Coppola pushed that up, because he thought Paramount was about to fire me," Al said.</p>.<p>"I do the scene, they liked it, and they kept me in because I shot someone."</p>.<p>Al's role in his most "gratifying film," <em>Scarface</em>, came with a few downsides and the actor recalled one of his many injuries from being on set.</p>.<p>"One day, we're shooting, fighting - "Say hello to my little friend' - I shoot thirty rounds, I get hit, the gun goes down, and I'm supposed to be wounded."</p>.<p>"I go to pick up the gun, and I put my hand on the barrel. My hand stuck to it, and I had to go to the hospital. I was out for two weeks."</p>.<p>"I was gone," he added: "but they shot the s*** out of it. They shot so much while I was away. Spielberg came down and had a crack at shooting someone. Everyone wanted to do it."</p>
<p>Hollywood legend Al Pacino opened up about turning down the role of Han Solo in <em>Star Wars </em>because he "didn't understand the script" and said that he "gave Harrison Ford a career."</p>.<p>The 82-year-old opened up about being a "new kid on the block" at the time of inception for the now-cultural phenomenon and explained that although they "offered him so much money" he just "didn't understand" the storyline.</p>.<p>"Well, I turned down <em>Star Wars</em>," he told David Rubenstein as part of the 92nd Street Y, New York's <em>People Who Inspire Us</em> series, reports <em>mirror.co.uk</em>.</p>.<p>"When I first came up, I was the new kid on the block, you know what happens when you first become famous.</p>.<p>"It's like, 'Give it to Al,' they'd give me Queen Elizabeth to play," Al recalled. "They gave me a script called <em>Star Wars.</em>"</p>.<p>"They offered me so much money," he revealed. "But I didn't understand it, I read it. So I said I couldn't do it. I gave Harrison Ford a career."</p>.<p>Harrison Ford took on the role as Han Solo in the original film, which grossed for $775.8 million at the worldwide box office with just an $11 million budget.</p>.<p>Harrison went on to reprise the role in <em>The Empire Strikes Back</em> (1980), <em>Return of The Jedi </em>(1983) and again in <em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens</em> (2015).</p>.<p>Al looked back on a role he did accept as Michael Corleone in <em>The Godfather</em> and stated that he rewatched the movie after not watching it for 25 years.</p>.<p>He added that at the time of filming the cult classic, studio executives were underwhelmed with his performance and were initially planning to replace him.</p>.<p>In a meeting with the movie's director Francis Coppola, Al remembers him saying: "You know, I had a lot of faith in you. And you're failing me,' I'm standing there thinking 'What the f**k, what did I do?"</p>.<p>"The Sollozzo scene, where Michael shoots the cop. Coppola pushed that up, because he thought Paramount was about to fire me," Al said.</p>.<p>"I do the scene, they liked it, and they kept me in because I shot someone."</p>.<p>Al's role in his most "gratifying film," <em>Scarface</em>, came with a few downsides and the actor recalled one of his many injuries from being on set.</p>.<p>"One day, we're shooting, fighting - "Say hello to my little friend' - I shoot thirty rounds, I get hit, the gun goes down, and I'm supposed to be wounded."</p>.<p>"I go to pick up the gun, and I put my hand on the barrel. My hand stuck to it, and I had to go to the hospital. I was out for two weeks."</p>.<p>"I was gone," he added: "but they shot the s*** out of it. They shot so much while I was away. Spielberg came down and had a crack at shooting someone. Everyone wanted to do it."</p>