Robert De Niro

Few actors have the readiness and ability - through dedication, devotion, and care - to transcend the self and exert strenuous and exhausting efforts, as De Niro does, in order to physically and mentally approach any character he portrays. To embody a character, he sacrifices his external appearance and subjects himself to complete transformation. Just as the actor controls his body movements, he can manipulate his body, by increasing or decreasing his weight, as De Niro does in several of his films. The physical change or transformation makes the actor feel different even in his sensations. De Niro says: "Regarding weight gain, the external appearance expresses itself in its own way... but the internal transformations, how the physical change makes you feel and behave in a certain and different way, that is what matters." The astonishing ability to transform is what helped De Niro move gracefully and skillfully between various opposing and contrasting characters. He moves within an immense range without limits. Every role he plays possesses its own magic and captivating charm. Credibility is always a property linked to performance.