Robert De Niro Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters

We didn't have a lot of time with him, but De Niro was kind enough to tell us the stories behind some of his biggest movies. Robert De Niro joins GQ as he revisits some of the most iconic characters from his career so far: from his leading role in Taxi Driver as Travis Bickle, to his portrayal of a young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II.“Martin Scorsese and Francis Coppola had talked and he wanted me to come out to San Francisco to test with him… I was ready to do that,” De Niro recalls of his casting for The Godfather Part II. “Then they called and said ‘it’s okay, you don’t have to come, you have the part’—it was great!” Watch the full episode of GQ’s Iconic Characters as Robert De Niro breaks down his most iconic movie roles.Director: Cara MarceanteDirector of Photography: Nick CarterEditor: Jeremy Ray Smolik Talent: Robert De NiroProducer: Kieran Brett, Camille RamosLine Producer: Jen SantosAssociate Producer: Grace O'ConnorProduction Manager:James PipitoneCamera Operator: Ashton BornGaffer: Caterina CastroSound Recordist: Sean SimpsonDirector, Post Production: Nicholas AscanioPost Production Coordinator: Rachel KimSupervising Editor: Rob LombardiAssistant Editor: Justin Symonds