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Robert De Niro Is No Acting Legend



Robert De Niro

"Robert De Niro: I'm not an acting legend" in the [London] Sunday Times:

"'I've always done comedies … There were comic elements in Mean Streets [his breakthrough film in 1973] and even Taxi Driver [1976]. And I did The King of Comedy [1982]. I've always had what I consider to be a good sense of humour. There is this image that has been built up — invented, more like — and there's me, living the life. I do not consider myself some sort of acting legend, just an actor doing his best with the material that is there at the time.' He also makes no apologies for being a New Yorker. 'I have lived in Los Angeles, working in Hollywood, countless times, doing movies, … I am not against the place. I was not a young actor kicking around, living by the seat of my pants, desperate for work. I went by invitation, and my experiences have been good ones. But I have never chosen to live there full-time.'"

 

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1 Comment to Robert De Niro Is No Acting Legend

  1. De Nada
    August 27, 2009 | Permalink

    Well, maybe De Niro will become an "acting legend" after he passes away.

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