We didn't have a lot of time with him, but De Niro was kind enough to tell us the stories behind some of his biggest movies. Robert De Niro joins GQ as he revisits some of the most iconic characters from his career so far: from his leading role in _Taxi Driver_ as Travis Bickle, to his portrayal of a young Vito Corleone in _The Godfather Part II._ “Martin Scorsese and Francis Coppola had talked and he wanted me to come out to San Francisco to test with him… I was ready to do that,” De Niro recalls of his casting for _The Godfather Part II._ “Then they called and said ‘it’s okay, you don’t have to come, you have the part’—it was great!” Watch the full episode of GQ’s Iconic Characters as Robert De Niro breaks down his most iconic movie roles. #RobertDeNiro #TaxiDriver #TheGodfather #Goodfellas #MeetTheParents 00:00 - Robert De Niro’s Iconic Characters 00:20 - The Godfather Part II: Vito Corleone 03:09 - Mean Streets: “Johnny Boy” Civello 04:27 - Taxi Driver: Travis Bickle 0...