Robert De Niro Actually Got A Real Taxi Driver's License And Drove Around New York City
The movie Taxi Driver (1976), which starred Robert De Niro, shows a 26-year-old Vietnam war veteran trying to deal with his post-traumatic stress disorder living alone in New York and earning his living as a taxi driver.
Robert De Niro is known for dedicating himself to his characters. And for this particular role, he decided to try out the profession of a taxi driver for himself and he got a real cab driver's license. He worked at a cab firm in New York for a month before the filming started. The actor worked 12-hour shifts and according to some people, he didn't completely stop and would go to the streets on breaks in between filming.
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Johnny 2 year s ago
What abload of BS, most of these.
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Ike 2 year s ago
A lot of method actors are just aholes. 
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Driver 2 year s ago
#27 her Italian accent is so fake that even the one of "The Italian Bob" is more credible
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Jos 2 year s ago
#1 How did going insane work out for Heath Ledger?
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Midge 2 year s ago
Jos,
its the Joker curse. people catch insanity after playing the character
its the Joker curse. people catch insanity after playing the character
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Midge 2 year s ago
#2 i was so isolated and trapped. yeah scared of your own hollyweird mind?
its the Joker curse. people catch insanity after playing the character