Posted on 02/05/2013 9:18:04 AM PST by dennisw
Robert De Niro wasn't acting when he broke down in sobs on Katie Couric's day time talk show Monday.
The usually tough-guy actor was a guest on Katie to discuss the hit film Silver Linings Playbook with director David O. Russell and co-star Bradley Cooper.
When asked about the film's premise - that of a bipolar character trying in vain to fit in - The Goodfellas actor began to cry.
'Did you feel a greater responsibility about doing a film that David had so much personally invested in?' the anchor asked, following up on a question asked of Russell.
'Of course, I uhm – I understand,' replied De Niro, who plays the father of Bradley Cooper's troubled Pat. After a long pause, he tried to continue, but sobbed up.
'I don’t like to get emotional, but I know exactly what he goes through.'
Russell was inspired to write the film because his son suffers from bipolar disorder as well as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Those are the mental illnesses that plague Cooper’s character Pat.
'There’s nothing harder in life than when you can’t, can’t figure out what to do,' Russell said about dealing with a character like Pat. 'You try everything, and you must never stop. Your heart just has to keep growing.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Great publicity!
Breaks my heart
You talkin’ to me?
Is everyone bipolar? It’s getting ridiculous.
...As well as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
...As well as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
I know. Sometimes I get so excited about it and other times it just makes me sad.
FU bobby D
I found no headline or article supporting that Deniro has Bipolar Disorder. Does he?
Next stop Oprah for a real sob fest.
“Is everyone bipolar? It’s getting ridiculous.”
If a polar bear will have sex with either male or female polar bears, is he then bipolar?
So then, what do they give to a bipolar bear that is having sexual problems? Abilify:)
> Is everyone bipolar? It’s getting ridiculous.
This planet is bipolar.
> Is everyone bipolar? It’s getting ridiculous.
This planet is bipolar.
One of the things that makes living with mental illness ( or having a loved one with an illness) so difficult is the level of stigma attached to these horrible illnesses. The sigma is caused largely by simple ignorance of these disorders. By the way, my son is doing very well because he is on the right medication and has a supportive family who educated themselves.
“Analyze This”!!! Genuine tears? Riiiiggggghhhhhttttt!
Oh my gosh. Bless you. My wife and I completed that course around Thanksgiving. It was truly a life changing experience in so many ways.
No, not everyone is bipolar, but the ones who are suffer greatly and should not be riduculed. Just hope YOU or someone in your family don’t end up with a disorder such as that. You won’t be laughing then, trust me.
Yup, right after ADHD and autism.
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