Robert De Niro - When Me And Robin Williams Straightened Things Out...
The Method legend recalls the time his nose was arranged by the American king of comedy acting.
“I can think of lots of people who wouldn’t put me and Robin Williams together as friends. Robin has this well-deserved reputation as an anarchic comic genius and, rightly or wrongly, I'm seen as this intense, ‘serious’ actor. When we made Awakenings, though, Robin and I got on great.
“To be around someone with Robin's energy 14 hours a day, it's impossible not to be tickled by him. I could arrive at the set in anything but the best of moods and within minutes of seeing him again, Robin would have put a smile on my face. And I'd like to think he got something out of it, too.
“Talking to Robin about acting, I got the impression a lot of directors in the past had simply wanted Robin to show up and do his shtick. But Robin's a really good actor, he's very serious about his craft, and you could tell from our discussions that he really relished the opportunity to talk about acting.
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