"Francis, thank you for not casting me in 'The Godfather'. It was the best job I ever, never got," De Niro said with a grin ...

At the AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony, veteran actor Robert De Niro expressed his gratitude to Francis Ford Coppola for ...

Although Robert De Niro was passed over for The Godfather, his starring role in the sequel turned out to be the offer he ...

A founding AFI trustee, Coppola’s recognition from the organization was a kind of full circle moment for the “Apocalypse Now” ...