Pacino expressed doubts about "The Godfather" after shooting the wedding scene, believing it would be the worst film ever made despite its eventual iconic status.
He recalled, "Diane and I spent those first days laughing with each other, having to perform that opening wedding exposition scene from the screen test that we hated so much. On the basis of just that one scene, we were certain we were in the worst picture ever made, and when we'd finish shooting for the day, we would go back to Manhattan and get drunk. Our careers were over, we thought."
Upon reflection, Pacino acknowledged, "As we began to see the passion that Coppola had for the film, everything started to change. I realized we were in good hands. Despite our worries, the film began to take shape in an unexpected way."
Pacino noted the tension with studio executives: "The word was that I was going to be fired, and, likely, so was the director. Not that Francis wasn't cutting it - I wasn't. But he was the one responsible for me being there."
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