Originally Posted by Turnbull


I think of DeNiro's Johnny Boy as his second best performance, after LaMotta in"Raging Bull." .


Most here probably know that DeNiro auditioned to play Sonny in GF. He was still in his Johnny Boy persona when he did the audition. Here is part of it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tdgBlZc8Wc

Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu,
E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu...
E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu
Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.