Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
Robert Anthony De Nirois an American actor and a producer who has starred in over 100 films. He was cast as the young Vito Corleone in the 1974 film The Godfather Part II, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His longtime collaboration with director Martin Scorsese earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jake La Motta in the 1980 film Raging Bull. He received the AFI Life Achievement Award in...
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth17 August 1943
CityNew York City, NY
crazy people acting
Movies are hard to make, and you have to work toward a common ethic and do your best. You don't want to work with people who don't care or who are acting out some neurotic, crazy thesis on the set.
names people hey
As an actor who's starting out, you can't say, "Hey, I'm too good for this." You gotta do it, because people see you, your name gets around, and it has a cumulative effect.
new-york paris london
New York is more exciting, I guess, than even Paris or London. New York's the center of something; I don't know what, really - the center of a lot of things. With all its problems and chaos and craziness, it's still a great place to live. I can't see myself living anywhere else.
feelings needs
You don't need words to express feelings.
auditions ifs gamble
Auditions are like a gamble. Most likely you won't get the part, but if you don't go, you'll never know if you could've got it.
people i-can walking
I can get around pretty easily. People don't expect to see me walking around.
strength character long
I don't get into these long-winded heavy discussions about character - do we do this or that or what. At the end of the day, what you gotta do is just go out there and do it.
creative acting benefits
Sometimes if you have financial restraints, it's a benefit. It forces you to come up with a more creative way.
relevant draws
You draw on whatever’s relevant to the part you’re playing. It makes it more personal.
funny witty mean
I guess the only thing to do now is meet his parents. I'm sure they're decent people. I mean they gotta be if they named their son Gaylord Focker.
doubt no-doubt
Whenever there is any doubt, there is no doubt.
things-in-life talent life-is
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent
regret kids family-history
One regret I have: I didn't get as much of the family history as I could have for the kids.
personality actors humans
I've never been one of those actors who has touted myself as a fascinating human being. I had to decide early on whether I was to be an actor or a personality.