In addition to telling about his not-so-smooth growth, the author of this book, Al Pacino, also details all the famous roles he played, important partnerships, and people around him. One point that is constantly shown in the book is that there is a most complex and difficult relationship between artistic creativity and its commercial value, which can reach an extreme state of entanglement, and the clues running through the book are love and hope. As an artist, Al Pacino is very lucky: before he knew anything about any fame and fortune, he fell deeply in love with the art of acting, so he never lost love in his life. This made his life completely different.
本书作者阿尔帕西诺除了讲述其并不一帆风顺的成长历程，还细数了他出演的所有知名角色、重要的合作关系和身边人物。书中时时展现出的一点，是艺术创意及其商业价值之间有着最复杂难解的关系，且能达到极致的纠结状态，而贯穿本书的线索是爱和希望。作为一名艺术家，阿尔帕西诺很幸运：在他对任何名利回报还一无所知之前，就深深地爱上了表演这门艺术，因此，他一生从未失去过爱。这一点，使他的人生变得完全不同。
本书作者阿尔帕西诺除了讲述其并不一帆风顺的成长历程，还细数了他出演的所有知名角色、重要的合作关系和身边人物。书中时时展现出的一点，是艺术创意及其商业价值之间有着最复杂难解的关系，且能达到极致的纠结状态，而贯穿本书的线索是爱和希望。作为一名艺术家，阿尔帕西诺很幸运：在他对任何名利回报还一无所知之前，就深深地爱上了表演这门艺术，因此，他一生从未失去过爱。这一点，使他的人生变得完全不同。
