De Niro + Pacino + Joe Pesci = Must See TV

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We get together and talk, compare notes,” De Niro explained. “Not quite miss each other. We might miss each other.”

Perhaps most surprising of all is that at a moment when they could easily rest on their laurels — and have sometimes been accused of doing just that — Pacino, 79, and De Niro, 76, continue to care immensely about their craft…

But the actors found it a delicate task to explain why this facet of the film appealed to them and for obvious reasons: Who wants to admit that he is nearer to the end of things than to the beginning? As Mann put it, “Does one walk around thinking, oh, I’m an elder statesman now? Or do you still secretly think, who am I going to be when I grow up?”

With some hesitation, De Niro said that he and Pacino had to reckon with the existential questions that “The Irishman” raises.

“We’re at a point where we’re getting closer to seeing” — he made an oscillating, over-the-hill hand gesture as he sought the right words — “I don’t want to say the end, but the horizon,” De Niro said. “The beginning of the tip around and to the other side.”

~ Dave Itzkoff, from “De Niro and Pacino Have Always Connected. Just Rarely Onscreen. The Irishman is officially only the third time they’ve collaborated, but over the years they often turned to one another. Who else could understand?” (New York Times, October 25, 2019)

17 thoughts on “De Niro + Pacino + Joe Pesci = Must See TV”

  1. “but the horizon,” good way to approach the physical end…
    I’ve seen some commercials about this movie, which interest me…three power house actors, Wow…I’m looking forward to watching when it comes to TV (hope it is less than a year!)…both dear hubby & myself have Irish ancestry (including lots of red headed folks in our family)

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  2. OMG! This is scary! They are old men!! Had to laugh at the comment about “what am I going to be when I grow up.” Yeah! I know the feeling – being closer to the end than the beginning of my life. I guess we have to make the most of every day.

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  7. Too violent for me (as is The Joker. Guess who are my two fave actors — yep, Pacino and Phoenix.) 🙂 Maybe when these movies come to the small screen.. meanwhile, enjoy them, everyone!

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