Nobody is more truthful when he's acting than De Niro.
Take characters that Nicholson or De Niro play: they're not always tough
Taxi Driver' is a movie that changed my life and made me a serious actor. Scorsese and De Niro. I give credit for anything that I've ever done as an actor.
In fact, when they wake up in the morning, they're Jack Nicholson or Robert De Niro or Josh Brolin. And it's built-in, but they think it's all this other stuff. But it's not. They'd be great if they didn't think about their part or if they did think about it.
There are people who do De Niro and Walken impersonations.
Once you get older, you get a little closer to yourself, intimate. I've always been very aware of that, more conscious of who I am, how I fit in the thing as opposed to trying to emulate someone else. Though, sometimes I try to emulate De Niro all the time, who is someone I could never be.
I'd rather go for Scorsese and De Niro. I just think he was so much better.
I want you to know how I feel about my Italian heritage, so I'd like to say a few words in Italian: Verdi, Pavarotti, DiMaggio, Valentino, De Niro, Giuliani. . .
Robert De Niro taught me how to listen, and how to be part of the conversation. It's not just about reading your lines and saying what's in the script; you have to understand your character, along with the other characters so that you can always respond.
Just watching Robert De Niro was all the words of wisdom I really needed.
Well I'd really love to work with Robert De Niro, because he's still the most talented actor out there.
I would love to work with Robert De Niro or Al Pacino. I think they're wonderful actors.
People think of me in the same breath as Robert Redford and Robert De Niro.
The better the actor, the less you know about his life. I mean, nobody's better than De Niro and you don't know anything about him, right?
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.
People say I'm into black women. Robert De Niro is into black women. I'm just into women who are real, and they happen to be black.
As much as I loved [Al] Pacino and [Robert] De Niro and wanted to be a dramatic actor, I also grew up on sitcoms.
I would have to say honestly I was very pleased to be in a movie whether it was good or bad with De Niro, Norton and Brando even if I don't have any scenes with them I thought it was pretty good company to keep.
I want to be an Asian Robert De Niro.
If you are handed something, it's a blessing and a curse. Look at hip hop artists, they produced everything themselves. Even people like Robert De Niro are getting into production. Again, it's art vs. marketing. Not everyone can take the risk. You have to break a few eggs to make a good omelet.
