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
want facts actors
I don't remember what made me want to be an actor. In fact, I'm always curious.
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.
mean actors actresses
I mean, the actors that I admired were Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, an actress named Barbara Harris. And Greta Garbo. They were great actors.
understanding actors directors
Good directors can bring certain things out of you, with their intensity or gentleness or sensitivity or understanding. They can make an actor feel he can do no wrong.
people actors may
I always tell actors when they go in for an audition: Don't be afraid to do what your instincts tell you. You may not get the part, but people will take notice.
lucky successful whatever
I'm lucky that I have whatever I had that makes me have a successful career, if you will.
stopped studied studio
When I was 15, 16, I studied with Stella Adler at the Conservatory of Acting, then I stopped again and went to the Actors Studio when I was 18.
certain gotta ready time work
With 'Silver Linings,' I didn't feel - I was thinking of certain things, but I just said, 'Let me go with it.' You have to know what you're doing, where you're going with the scenes, and I put a lot of work into that. But when you're out there, at the same time you gotta be ready for anything.
I'm not a big football person at all.
Leonardo DiCaprio is a very serious young actor.
amount respect tremendous
I have so much respect for directors. It's a tremendous amount of pressure; you have to keep steadfast and keep what you know is right.
best common director ethic hard movies respect respects toward work
I'll work with a director if I think I'm going to get into a comfortable situation, and if it's someone I respect and who respects me, even if they're not so well known. Movies are hard to make, and you have to work toward a common ethic and do your best.
certain characters relieved
If it's a very emotional scene, you're kind of relieved when you've done it, kind of spent. And there are times when you can be rattled, certain characters if they're hyper, that can carry over, the residue of that. But I try to leave it on the set.
I like to visit L.A., but I wouldn't want to live there.