Robert De Niro breaks down over Silver Linings Playbook story

Actor Robert De Niro holds back tears in interview with talk show host Katie Couric when talking about his new movie.

Actor Robert De Niro held back tears in an interview with talk show host Katie Couric when talking about his new movie Silver Linings Playbook. Drawing comparisons between his character’s son in the movie and his own son, who suffers from mood fluctuations, De Niro became emotional as he attempted to explain how he could relate to the story.

When asked about his role in the film, the 69-year-old Oscar winner had to start, and stop. “I don’t like to get emotional,” De Niro said with his voice cracking, according to the huffingtonpost.com.

Director of the film David O Russell confirmed that De Niro had related deeply to the movie, telling Couric that he had witnessed a strong visceral reaction from the actor after he read the script. “I realised he was having an emotional reaction and I sat there and watched Robert De Niro cry for 10 minutes and said, ‘Wow he’s really connecting with this material and this would be beautiful thing if it could work out, because I think his heart would be there’ and it is there.”

Published in The Express Tribune, February 7^th, 2013.

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