Aunt MayMeryl StreepIn a speech at a party at the Ranson Center in Texas, she praised Oscar winnerRobert De Niro: "I don't see him often. Neither do we Small talk. But I know, without a doubt, he's always by my side. He'll always be by my side." Meryl Streep, a veteran American actress, was present as the forerunner.
Many people don't know that Aunt May and Robert De Niro have known each other for 50 years. She shared on the scene that she saw each other acting for the first time, and along the way she wanted to become an outstanding actor like him.
In 1973, Meryl Streep, a freshman in the drama department at Yale University, got a part-time job cleaning urinals in New Haven, Connecticut.
"It was a true story," she recalled from the podium, "I heard that a friend I met in college was in a blockbuster movie, and this was the first person I knew to do it, Michael Moriah. Tee is a handsome young actor, so after all my friends get off work, we go to the cinema to see him." "The Drums of War" starring Nero.
is a film about the deep feelings between a pitcher (Michael Moriarty) and a terminally ill catcher during the baseball season. And she also noticed Robert De Niro, who was playing catcher at this time.
"Michael was great, but we all agreed that the kid they found in the South wasn't a trained actor, definitely not, but he was incredible. We think they must have searched the whole mountain to find this guy. "
Two months later, she saw Robert De Niro incarnated as a street gangster in Martin Scorsese 's " Mean Streets " in 1973, and his ever-changing acting skills made him still a freshman in college. Aunt May was very impressed.
"That guy," recalls Aunt May, "and he's not slow. He's not southern. He's a New York thug. He's definitely a mean, articulate street guy, and we're all amazed by him. We rummaged through the cast list. , saw his name. I said: Oh my God. He's Italian. He's Robert De Niro. He's an actor. It blows my mind."
"For years, people have always asked me: Which actress do you admire most? Which actress' career do you want to emulate?" Aunt May said that she has a long list of women she admires.
"But seriously, when I saw Robert De Niro for the second time, I said to myself, this is the kind of actor I want to be. This is what I want to do. I want to use his promise, Passion, skill and beauty to do it. For fifty years, he has been a beacon to me."
She continued that his strength came from what he didn't say or show, from what he kept. "He does whatever he wants, it's like a shock," she added.
later praised Robert De Niro for being very patriotic, based on his commitment to his country and his response to the 9/11 tragedy.
"His presence has been a solace in my life for forty years. But I don't see him often. We don't chat. But I know, without a doubt, he's always there for me, he's always there. He's true to himself his ideals, loyal to his country, to those he loves.”
