If Al Pacino does not want to discuss his days as Michael Corleone with you, there is a good reason: the actor straight-up does not remember anything from his heyday decade, during which he filmed The Godfather, Serpico, The Godfather: Part II, and Dog Day Afternoon. The actor told us as much during the Toronto International Film Festival, while speaking with senior West Coast editor Krista Smith (below), and expanded slightly with the Daily Beast.

“I am very grateful that I was around, especially in the 70s, which were kind of a renaissance,” Pacino tells the outlet. “But man, I have no memory of the 70s! You have to understand, I was in another world! I didn’t know what was going on. But I am glad it worked out. So when you meet somebody who met you once,” Pacino continues, “[I]t’s nice to know that when you meet that someone they say, ‘You were nice to me.’”

Pacino does not seem to be the kind of actor who strolls down his own on-screen memory lane much. During an interview with BBC News the same week, the actor explained that he “didn’t see the point” in watching his own films. That being said, he did accidentally catch The Godfather: Part II on television recently, and ended up watching it for the first time in 20 years. His takeaway of the iconic Francis Ford Coppola title? “It's not the hardest thing to watch.” Understatement of the century.

The actor may not recall the 70s, but he was able to regale us with tales from his two latest films, The Humbling and Manglehorn. Take a look at his interview below.