Overview

• Ryder revisited her mid-1990s confession of love for Pacino in a new Elle UK interview, reflecting on their collaboration on the workshop that became Looking for Richard.
• She recalled telling him “I really am completely in love with you,” and quoted his gentle rejection: “Aw, honey, noooo.”
• Despite the rebuff, they maintained a friendship and continue to enjoy poker games together.
• She noted that about ten years later she met Pacino’s then-girlfriend, who was younger than Ryder.
• Ryder’s recollections highlight Pacino’s history of age-gap romances with partners significantly younger than her.