It was admittedly an accident, but that doesn’t make the story any less of an interesting anecdote.
and it made a noise like a chicken bone breaking."
Reportedly, De Niro took the incident relatively well, staying calm during the entire ordeal.
For example, the two appeared together onSNL in 2010.
“If you know me, you know how much I like to laugh.
And no one made me laugh like Robin,” he said in his acceptance speech.
“Of course, it was more than the jokes.
He had so much humanity…He was a wonderful actor, sure, but those feelings were real.
No one could fake that kind of love and compassion.
Robin, my dear friend, I dedicate this award to you” (viaIndependent).
