Pacino receives an award in Venice

American actor Al Pacino was honored by the Venice film festival on Sunday.



Pacino was given the Jaeger Lecoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award at a gala awards ceremony.



Pacino's latest film Wilde Salome was also showed to the press.



Wilde Salome stars Jessica Chastian. The film is a part documentary that explores the Irish writer and poet Oscar Wilde and the other part is the version of Wilde's play Salome.



Pacino told the press, "I guess what I tried to do is ... create a story. But I don't know what it is. I like to say it's a documentary because it's not a film, but then it's not a documentary either, so I'm confused too," he added.



When press asked Pacino about the future, he stated that movies are still coming his way.



"I'm going to be selective. I always say that, but I never am.



"I'm saying again -- 'I'm going to do it only when I feel it's the thing to do for me.' I hope I follow that philosophy. That's my future. It's blank," Pacino said.



Pacino has won numerous awards including an Academy award for Best Actor in 1993 for the film Scent of a Woman.



SOURCE: Reuters; Image