Robert De Niro<\/a> was on hand to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Taxi Driver this week at a Tribeca Film Festival<\/a> screening.<\/p>\n On Friday (June 5), during a panel that included De Niro, Taxi Driver director Martin Scorsese<\/a>, actor Jodie Foster<\/a>, screenwriter Paul Schrader and comedian W. Kamau Bell<\/a>, the latter asked the two-time Oscar-winning actor to recite the movie’s memorable line because the crowd would “go nuts.”<\/p>\n To the delight of attendees, De Niro fulfilled the request and threw in another line as a bonus. “Are you talking to me?” said De Niro, who played protagonist Travis Bickle in the 1976 blockbuster. “I’ll add one more thing. I’m the only one here. That’s the point.”<\/p>\n COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what’s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n Taxi Driver, which co-stars Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel<\/a> and Albert Brooks, was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, but lost in both categories to Rocky and late actor Peter Finch, star of Network.<\/p>\n Its long been believed that De Niro improvised the “You talkin\u2019 to me?” line, but, according to USA TODAY<\/a>, Bell theorized during the panel that Bruce Springsteen<\/a> might have originated the phrase at a concert, and alleged that De Niro heard it. “I came up with it,” De Niro confirmed.<\/p>\n “Bob asked me about it once, and I said, ‘Well, it’s just like a kid who’s eight years old standing in front of a mirror with his cap gun, going, ‘Bang, bang!'” Schrader also shared. “He’s talking to himself, and I never elaborated exactly what he was saying. I figured that was up to the actor.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Martin Scorsese’s New Netflix Casino Drama Has Celebrities Weighing In on Casting<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Robert De Niro’s Grandson’s Death: Five Arrested In Connection to Fatal Overdose<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Robert De Niro Pranks Martin Scorsese With Viral ‘Goodnight’ Trend<\/span><\/p>\n Larsa Pippen’s Son Says One Rumor Followed Him Into the Classroom<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Warner Bros. Reveals ‘A Minecraft Movie: Squared’ Title<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\nRelated News<\/h3>\n
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