Robert De Niro's sort of like a surfer: he doesn't really force anything. So if he catches the wave, or something spills out - to watch a guy be a force at what he does. He has a good worth ethic.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Like De Niro. He's one of the best character actors we have ever had.
De Niro was a hero of mine. And Sean Penn. But I've realized I can't operate at that level of intensity. That's okay for movies. On TV, when you live with horror day in and day out, you have to protect yourself.
I remember the first time I saw Robert De Niro at a party. I didn't want to run over and shake his hand. I wanted to admire him from a distance. Later, I ended up making a movie with him, and that was fantastic.
There are many brilliant actors, including our own Dilip Kumar, but Robert de Niro is something else.
Robert De Niro... It seemed like a pretty cool thing to do to put his name on my resume next.
Well I'd really love to work with Robert De Niro, because he's still the most talented actor out there.
I don't think more concentration is required for Robert De Niro to do what he does as for Jim Carrey to do what he does.
Take characters that Nicholson or De Niro play: they're not always tough.
For me, the perfect romantic suspense hero has got to be tough on the outside but tender at his core. A take-charge kind of guy who has his own inner strength and a strong sense of right and wrong - which might not dovetail with the conventional wisdom. I mean, he might bend the law if he thinks the ends justify the means.
Robert de Niro has always been fascinating to me. And if John Cazale were still alive, that would be a man I'd love to work with. I'm a big fan of Paul Thomas Anderson's films - I would be honored to work with him. I think he's a brilliant director, and he gets such compelling stories out of his actors and out of his crew.