Robert De Niro is sticking to his word, and he believes that young actor Leonardo DiCaprio has replaced him in Hollywood.
Showbiz Spy reports: The actor, 69, believes his former This Boy’s Life costar has now taken over as acclaimed director Martin Scorsese‘s big screen star of choice and joked he is only asked to hand out awards these days.
“What mostly gets me here is to present awards to other people,” he said. “I’ve handed out Oscars to Sean Penn, Eli Wallach [and] Francis Coppola.
“I’ve honored Meryl Streep at the Kennedy Centre. I’ve handed out about a half dozen lifetime achievement awards to Marty Scorsese, from the BAFTA to the Golden Globes.
“So even though [Leonardo] DiCaprio has taken my place in Marty’s movies, I’m apparently the go-to guy in handing out the hardware.
“I’ve gotten pretty good at giving out awards but frankly I’ve gotten out of practice accepting an award myself. It’s been awhile except for getting that medal from the Irish American League when they couldn’t get Liam Neeson.”
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