Barry Norman interviews Robert De Niro

An interview to coincide with the release of Goodfellas. From Film 90, 16th October 1990.

[@drubber007]

RIP Ray Liotta. An amazing actor.

[@germanchris4440]

He doesn't rest in peace.

[@johnferry7778]

@@germanchris4440 Why Chris?

[@germanchris4440]

@@johnferry7778 The Bible clearly tells us what our situation is and what awaits us in eternity so that we can know and make a decision. You need the Lord Jesus Christ to be saved. These Hollywood people belong to a very different club. This should be fairly well known by now. There is truly no reason to just assume that a deceased person is resting in peace. You can ignore the truth, but that doesn't change the truth. Here it is about GOD's criterion of the righteousness and justification. It is about our sin and righteous forgiveness. No peace without Christ in eternity. Word of God. There is a place called hell. And be sure, these "stars" make their decision, because their fame has its price.

[@davedogge2280]

@@germanchris4440 I'll believe it if you can prove it, until then ...... ... ... .. .... .. ******** flying spaghetti monster !!!!!!!!!! *******

[@germanchris4440]

@@davedogge2280 So we see where we are here, with this Hollywood cult on KZbin. Because that's what it is: a satanic cult that blasphemes and mocks God. And so you expose yourself. That's your own responsibility.

[@rehan2118]

I was 14 in 1990 and it was the best year of my life and finale to my 1980s childhood

[@thevoiceinyourhead6481]

Rip sridevi🙏.

[@rehan2118]

@@thevoiceinyourhead6481 I am Bangladeshi, born in London and grew up watching Bollywood movies in the 80s and Sridevi was my favourite actress.

[@thevoiceinyourhead6481]

@@rehan2118 mine too. You should check out her movie sadmaa. Prolly her best performance( if u have not seen it alredy).

[@rehan2118]

@@thevoiceinyourhead6481 I saw that movie in the mid 80s, probably in 1986 as a child. I remember crying towards the end of the movie lol

[@thevoiceinyourhead6481]

@@rehan2118 same

[@stephenbrowne3399]

Barry Norman is a very astute interviewer who has the ability to get the guests relaxed and on the same level to get wonderful detail from them of their creations.

[@sirbarnabyst.johntoffingto9017]

. . . and why not?

[@marcdaniels9079]

He hated interviewing DeNiro whom he felt was very difficult. So even more impressive that he turned in such a great piece of work

[@Saintinthecity-wh9nl]

Was this not the infamous interview when Norman embarrassed De Niro by mentioning that the actor was turned down for the lead role in 'Big'?. De Niro had petitioned for the role. Norman only brought it up as he knew that it would provoke an angry reaction from De Niro.

[@theculturedthug6609]

​@@Saintinthecity-wh9nl Really? The Tom hanks kid movie thing?

[@Saintinthecity-wh9nl]

@@theculturedthug6609 Yes. De Niro wanted the part. In response, a producer said something like "nobody cares about De Niro anymore" or something. Norman read the quote back to De Niro verbatim.

[@duncanbick6732]

I used to love watching Barry Norman. Rewatching him now I can see why, he took the subject matter very seriously and asked intelligent questions where you learned something about the person he was interviewing. I wish we had someone like him doing film programmes now, there’s nothing wrong with irreverence but there is a place for seriousness too.

[@Revelian1982]

Barry Norman spoils the ending at the start of the video. Imagine watching this back then and not having seen the film yet. What a tosser..

[@duncanbick6732]

@@Revelian1982 I think Henry Hill’s story was pretty well-publicised ahead of the release. It’s unlikely anyone going to see the film wouldn’t have known about him.

[@nfltrrrqwsa7512]

The last question to deniro was pretty shit…the rest not much better..

[@Revelian1982]

@@duncanbick6732 I didn't.

[@duncanbick6732]

@@Revelian1982 Was that in 1990?

[@joshuam6058]

I didn't expect de Niro to sound and present himself the way he does tbh. Interesting! Great movie, not a badly written character.

[@Tusc9969]

De Niro has been known to be a very low key, shy person who avoided interviews in those days.

[@Chinaski1]

@@Tusc9969 He still seems like a low key, shy person. But for some reason he decided doing interviews much frequently in the recent years.

[@joesam7744]

@@Chinaski1 Trump seems to have cured his bashfulness.

[@raymofarrell19]

I love the way Scorsese even dressed like a mob boss 😂

[@GreenEyedLady76]

what mob boss you been talkin to, the don of the Carnival Cruise line?

[@ArmanBaig]

@@GreenEyedLady76 fr it’s just a suit

[@patrickbyrne5070]

It’s more the era - he’s an Italian American from NY with that slick hair look…. I don’t think an actual mob boss would be caught dead in that haha

[@gomezgomez7759]

He looks fresh af❤❤😅

[@commanderkeen3787]

@@GreenEyedLady76 lmao he looks like a door to door vacuum salesman

[@There_Will_Be_Bond]

Growing up I always stayed up late to watch Barry Norman film reviews. Just the intro music got me buzzing. I always felt there was an authority about his reviews and he never pandered to his guests. I remember him saying he once squared up to De Niro after an interview went off the rails. I guess this is the sanitised version of that interview. However, the amusing image of a principled Norman and a hot-headed De Niro going toe to toe in the hallway of some stuffy hotel has always stuck with me.

[@ppgedez]

YTube suddenly bombarding me with recommendations for De Niro interviews. No complaints.

[@ChubbyChecker182]

Scorcese dressed and styled just like Jimmy Conway 😁

[@shaz2761]

This was the interview that led to a hallway spat between De Nero and Norman. Norman said they almost had a fight after the interview.

[@ososkic8673]

Do you have more details why and what happened

[@undercoverbrother67]

Lol I just came to the comments to say Deniro looked and sounded pissed after that last question. You could tell something was up.

[@noonecaresworkharder9125]

@@undercoverbrother67 yea I noticed something was off lol wtf happened?

[@lennoxmate4064]

De Niro was very unresponsive in the interview and Norman confronted him afterwards. Apparently it got very heated and they nearly came to blows.

[@chriskroll4166]

@@undercoverbrother67 I just watched the interview now and he didn't look pissed off at the end at all. I think you're just fantasizing and making shit up . I just watched it for myself.

[@Throwingness]

"I'm not anybody, I'm just whatever I am... Whatever direction..." This is what makes a great creator. Not letting ego or impostor syndrome stop you. Just responding to the subject matter and doing the work. Now everything is so self conscious, safe, boring, prefabricated, but also half baked.

[@garrybaldy327]

Still the greatest film ever made. Well, I think so anyway and that's all that matters.

[@markant9534]

Can`t believe it lost best pic to dances with wolves at the academy awards, at least Goodfelllas has stood the test of time.

[@sirbarnabyst.johntoffingto9017]

No, the best film ever made was definitely Police Academy 5!

[@davidoftheglen3447]

You tell them son !!! 💪💪💪

[@candelise]

​​​Why, of course, what else!!!!!!!

[@brianbozo2447]

Yes superior in its genre although DeNiro talks like a gangster when he talks about Trump.

[@versioncity1]

I miss Barry, used to watch him as a kid, just old school interviewing, nothing showy about him.

[@candelise]

I remember the review that Barry Norman gave of the film the following week and he thought that the Academy should give the director the Oscar.

[@paulrichardson9843]

Barry Norman was a great interviewer. It was always obvious that he had done his research and he asked intelligent questions. Nowadays everything is dumbed down by interviewers which is insulting to the person being interviewed and the audience/viewers.

[@welshdragon2008]

Barry always knew exactly what he was talking about and knew everything about the actor he interviewed

[@chancesareshewears]

Damn, Barry really was the greatest of all time

[@joeboyd8702]

Great upload. I loved staying up to watch Barry Norman. 1990 was a bit young for me.

[@danielburns6634]

Sounds so intelligent. Love R de Niro.

[@opencurtin]

Godfather 1/2 , Goodfellas , Casino love those movies ..

[@f0t0]

I grew up watching barry as a kid in the 80s, but now i watch these back? holy **** how to make an interview awkward.

[@Bertiesghost]

This is gold.

[@garyjohnson3751]

Grew up with Norman a real class act 👏

[@MultiVince95]

Tuesday 16th October 1990

[@jimnewcombe7584]

I thought Bazza said interviewing DeNiro was the biggest professional disappointment - that DeNiro was late, rude, aggressive even when not filming, as well as being unyielding and monosyllabic. Seems fine here and quite forthcoming - I've seen him more lost for words!

[@chriskroll4166]

That's because these people were probably morons and they were getting on his nerves.

[@nicky29031977]

Apparently when the interview was over De Niro stormed out of the room, turned around and shouted To BN "You really had to fucking mention that didn't you!". BM complained about this years later during an interview although I can't remember what question he put to De Niro which pissed him off so much.

[@markant9534]

One of his staff said in an interview that Norman mentioned to DeNiro that it was odd that he had been offered Tom Hanks role in big and that for some reason that pissed DeNiro off, that question must have been edited out.

[@nicky29031977]

@@markant9534 I can hardly immagine RDN in Big...

[@billbatson6165]

@@nicky29031977 I buy it. De Niro has a sweet smile

[@gioluvs1893]

​@@markant9534De Niro didnt turn the role down. The studio turned him down. De Niro wanted the part, like bad. But the studio turned him down saying he wasn't a box office draw. So yeah bringing that up pissed him off.

[@csb7376]

​@@gioluvs1893 At the time he would have been a much bigger draw than Tom Hanks🤔

[@vandolmatzis8146]

Barry?Ya talkin to me?Ya talkin tome?

[@carlkamuti]

Norman actually said De Niro wasn't a power player. TO HIS FACE!!

[@markant9534]

That`s probably why he stormed out of the interview eventually.

[@tkarz]

Fab to see de Niro in his less taciturn days!! Thanks for uploading

[@camlendrim7609]

Can’t agree more. Now a very angry and bitter man.

[@duffymoony]

How much I miss an interviewer of the calibre of Barry Norman. Cut above, a gaping hole where he once stood.

[@coderider3022]

Think I was in Paul sorvono’s restaurant in NY about 2007. Place was full/ wall to wall of him with loads of celebs and behind scenes pics from goodfellas.

[@damianchallis9214]

I've never seen Goodfellas , it's been on my list.... I don't need to now!! Barry Norman sorted that me in less than 35 seconds at the very start

[@jayarnbert6137]

Apparently these two cats almost came to blows after this interview ended...

[@evansclan4eva49]

Do tell...

[@noellecox3952]

Dining to know who it is

[@jayarnbert6137]

@@evansclan4eva49 Apparently Barry was becoming annoyed with being kept waiting and then putting up with his monosyllabic answers during their interview. There was one question that concerning a role DeNiro missed out on which made him walk out and thus creating tension between them....I've seen interviews with Barry Norman where he has mentioned the incident.

[@debraharris879]

@@jayarnbert6137 I read the same thing years ago but I heard they nearly came to blows before the interview but Barry Norman said it eased the tension.

[@jayarnbert6137]

@@debraharris879 Yep. I've heard Barry (RIP) mention it on numerous occaisons. He said they came close to blows but he stood up to him....There is an interview on a childrens program where he said he confronted De Niro and said "Look, what is your F%§¨£¨µ*! problem???!"

[@kevinoconnor4102]

I remember this show. DeNiro was over an hour late and when Norman tackled him for being late DeNiro said he had to get a shirt.

[@alexdg00]

Incredible time capsule

[@tedh79]

Barry Norman said on a number of occasions that out of all the people he’d interviewed over the years Robert DeNiro was the worst to interview.

[@johnkennethwiseman682]

Very true. He found de niro very dismissive and he felt like he just didnt want to be there

[@lemonjellies4985]

You can tell by what little eye contact Norman has towards De Niro when he's asking the questions

[@minixtvbox]

It's a 2shot.they rerecord the questions after

[@user-li3fr8jl3b]

​@@LukeMosse I disagree. I think he meant it as a compliment, as in DeNiro was more about the work than he was the showbiz. You have to remember, the 80s was a pretty barren time for DeNiro pre-Goodfellas.

[@user-uh6lm5wv6n]

"never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut" ..doesnt the 2nd one cancel out the 1st one?

[@20yearsago88]

LMAO

[@rainblaze.]

I don't think, as much as i have it any kind of thought, but i don't think their mutually exclusive.

[@gioluvs1893]

Never rat on your friends. But also dont speak in general. Dont give them anything they can disprove. Just lawyer up and dont say a word.

[@eryksowa2855]

more like bite your tongue before you say something that’d get you in trouble. Billy Batts probably never heard that though

[@SIRDKA]

He's Jimmy Conway not Bertrand Russell.😊

[@gazurtoids1]

Sounds promising .....this film could be a hit

[@NoName-jq7tj]

This is very good.

[@shelleyharris2850]

Research, that's my life. I research everything

[@paristexas80]

Raging Bull Goodfellas The Deer Hunter Casino Taxi Driver The King of Comedy Heat just to name a few! incredible CV

[@fredfat1606]

is this the interview where de niro nearly hit norman?

[@danwhiston4289]

Apparently DeNiro accused Norman of being crafty after the interview and stormed out, Norman said something about it years later and was puzzled by the whole ordeal.

[@stats_71]

It didn't get physical. Just after interview, Barry Norman chased after to ask what was wrong. De Niro told him to back off as he entered the elevator.

[@chriskroll4166]

No because that never really happened. 🙋

[@onthe4572]

I'm pretty sure it was this interview, but I remember Norman saying that after that interview De Niro got paranoid towards him and had a real go at him about something he believed Norman was doing to him, something he said to him or something like that

[@tomtcf76]

Thats right, i think it was this interview. Apparently Norman asked him a question regarding the film Big, the story goes DeNiro really wanted that part and lost out to Tom Hanks and when Norman asked a question about that, De Niro got angry and walked out after giving Norman a piece of his mind. If i remember correctly Barry later said 'I think hes still a great actor'

[@onthe4572]

@Travelling Tommy Norman as I remember also made a quip about De Niro being a bit of a strange guy. He could be quite prickly and difficult at times i think old Bobby...

[@user-li3fr8jl3b]

​@@tomtcf76 Barry actually followed him down the stairs saying "what's your problem??"

[@tomtcf76]

@@user-li3fr8jl3b I guess DeNiro is not a fan of the promote/interview process the way maybe some one like Steven Spielberg is. Spielberg's Film 90 interview with Norman promoting Always is one of the best interviews ive ever watched.

[@onthe4572]

@@tomtcf76 So do you know what it actually was about the question that angered De Niro?

[@BassistPaul]

@ 3:30: How quaint to hear Norman pronouncing "research" the old-fashioned way!

[@mojo2679]

So agree and was duly noted

[@user-jg9zw5fq5d]

I’m British and a lot of people actually pronounce research that way. A lot of my teachers did, my Dad does.

[@AM1465]

Is this the interview with Norman that De Niro took offence to? Possibly the comment at the end that he wasnt one of the power players. Sure I remember Norman saying that after the cameras stopped rolling De Niro had felt belittled/disrespected and said "You had to say it didnt ya".

[@garybuller5656]

Reminds me of Dirk Bogarde...but you have to THINK about the characters of the pair of them, their films, their impact, etc.....i'm going down the pub..🤔😟

[@omransalem4263]

♥️♥️♥️

[@omransalem4263]

💜💜💜

[@pmavrod]

It takes a great deal of nerves and pation to interview Robert Deniro! I feel sorry for the hosts..

[@danielhudson2687]

Great interview

[@davebest5624]

The way DeNiro talks and acts in this interview is pretty much his character Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver.

[@SIRDKA]

Haha yes.

[@hussainkhalid9983]

Goofellas is a classic.

[@MrBlueeyesisback]

Barry Norman did an interview with deniro years before this that didn't go well at all. The BBC showed an edited version of it. The way Deniro looks at Barry Norman, when he actually looks at him is telling. Why the mish mash of statements and film clips? Doesn't an interview with Deniro warrant an actual segment that shows the interview without deliberate distractions? I think deniro may be more polished, these days when it comes to staged interviews, and that's all they are. But judging by this interview they deliberately filled and interrupted with needless distractions and the legendary previous one with barry (try finding it) Deniro can't act for interviews. Noodles.

[@MaxDemboNo1]

This is the interview that didn’t go well, Deniro was upset over a question from Barry about the movie Big where Deniro wanted to play the lead role, but lost it to Tom Hanks, somehow he hit a nerve. But he did go on to work with the Director of Big Penny Marshall on Awakenings

[@MrBlueeyesisback]

@@MaxDemboNo1 This is thee interview?

[@markant9534]

@@MrBlueeyesisback yes, I saw another clip on youtube where DeNiro says "I gottago" that it cuts to another actor.

[@user-li3fr8jl3b]

How is talking to the director and cast of Goodfellas "needless" 😂😂

[@ka5269]

The interview where they came to blows was in the 70's

[@lennoxmate4064]

De Niro was very unresponsive in the interview and Norman confronted him afterwards. Apparently it got very heated and they nearly came to blows.

[@chriskroll4166]

I just watched the interview and de Niro was fine. What do you want him to do jump up and down on the chair. That's just his personality. You should get your eyes checked . 🤡

[@shelleyharris2850]

Yep

[@corneliuswonder]

‘Mob super grass.’

[@sa-yo-shi]

2:05

[@slimjim4239]

there is an interview where de niro nearly comes to blows with norman

[@chriskroll4166]

No there wasn't. You prove it. Otherwise stop making shit up. 🤡

[@shelleyharris2850]

Rebel Yell

[@Bazanadu]

Really. What happened to us as a culture? This was how interviews used to be done. What happened?

[@jamesmack3314]

The internet

[@peterphilstacey4698]

Proper interviewer , not silenced by woke

[@noonecaresworkharder9125]

Damn DeNiro really doesn’t like to open up you can just tell lol

[@shelleyharris2850]

Liftonza

[@JONACAN]

Some silly questions really

[@rogeryenf9371]

You never know how good you had it until its gone!

[@msajir2197]

😂

[@fcassini007]

weird energy btw these two.

[@LOVEchristHEwasVEGAN]

ive never understood why people ever thought robert deniro was an amazing actor. if anything its about the directors who shot him, hes not that good

[@adrinathegreat3095]

Barry yawn Norman

[@einarvalentinoronn9870]

Pk-Tomte 🤧👎