Vince Vaughn shared a little-known secret about legendary actor Al Pacino: ‘He smells fabulous.’
The 55-year-old actor recently filmed a new movie called Easy’s Waltz with the 85-year-old Pacino, who recently booked two new movie roles.
Vaughn made an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to talk about his upcoming Netflix movie Nonnas, which will be released on May 9.
When Fallon asked how Pacino was, Vaughn revealed, ‘I love Al Pacino. I did a movie with him. He’s terrific. I have to say this, he smells fabulous.’
During the show, Vaughn mentioned that Al Pacino has a captivating scent, comparing it to a luxurious cologne counter in Italy, which amazed Fallon.
The actor mentioned he wasn’t the only one singing the praises of Pacino’s indelible aroma.
Vince Vaughn shared a little-known secret about legendary actor Al Pacino : ‘He smells fabulous.’
The 55-year-old actor recently filmed a new movie called Easy’s Waltz with the 85-year-old Pacino, who recently booked two new movie roles
‘And people had noticed this, I mean, many things about him. He’s a tremendous guy. Very easy to be around. But smells matter,’ Vaughn insisted.
When asked if he ever complimented Pacino on his fragrance, Vaughn confirmed, stating that many people around them would also praise Pacino’s wonderful aroma.
‘He smells fantastic. And then, so, the question would come up which is, you know, “What’s the cologne?”‘ Vaughn added.
He said the actor was, ‘tight lipped’ about his particular smell, adding, ‘He’d say, “I have to try to remember.” He doesn’t want to share that fabulous smell.’
Vaughn added that Pacino would say, ‘I’m trying to leave a legacy,’ adding, ‘So he was protecting his smells.’
Fallon said that he had to bring Vaughn back when he was promoting Easy’s Waltz, as Vaughn joked, ‘a smelling line would be fabulous.’
Their film Easy’s Waltz marks the feature directorial debut for True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto.
The story follows a, ‘down-on-his-luck crooner’ who is given a huge comeback shot by an ‘old-school Vegas personality.’
‘And people had noticed this, I mean, many things about him. He’s a tremendous guy. Very easy to be around. But smells matter,’ Vaughn insisted
When Fallon asked Vaughn if he told Pacino that he smelled great, Vaughn added, ‘Yes. A lot of people would be around us and tell him that he smelled fantastic’
‘He smells fantastic. And then, so, the question would come up which is, you know, “What’s the cologne?”‘ Vaughn added
He said the actor was, ‘tight lipped’ about his particular smell, adding, ‘He’d say, “I have to try to remember.” He doesn’t want to share that fabulous smell’
Vaughn and Pacino star alongside Cobie Smulders, Sophia Ali, Simon Rex, Shania Twain, Shane Gillis and Fred Melamed.
The film is in post-production at the moment, with Pizzolatto directing from his own script, with Margot Hand, Christopher Lemole and Tim Zajaros producing.
Pacino will next be seen in The Ritual with Dan Stevens and Ashley Greene, in theaters nationwide June 6.
Vaughn has Nonnas launching in a few weeks and he’s in pre-production on The Bookie & the Bruiser with Adrien Brody.
