Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro didn’t always find collaborating difficult.

De Niro continued, “I didn’t push it.

‘“The father of sevencontinued to go to bat for him too.

Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio smiling

“Bob didn’t want to talk,” Scorsese admitted.

And we’d tell [DiCaprio], ‘You don’t need that dialogue.'”

However, his perspective ultimately helped shape the film.

Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio on stage

Interestingly, the “Goodfellas” star positively impacted DiCaprio’s life before they even met.

Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio with Martin Scorsese