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During his appearance on Seth Meyers' show, the 76-year-old actor said that he would sometimes be tapped on the shoulder by the movement coach on 'The Irishman' and reminded that he was playing a 39-year-old in that scene.

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00:00Is it harder, looking at it now, is it harder to be older and play a younger actor?

00:05That's the harder version.

00:06Yes, it's harder.

00:08Robert De Niro is opening up about the physical challenges of his role in

00:12The Irishman. The actor dropped by late night with Seth Meyers on Tuesday to

00:16discuss Netflix's highly praised crime drama The Irishman, also starring

00:20Al Pacino and Joe Pesci, among a host of other Hollywood A-listers.

00:24When asked by Meyers what was harder, being younger and playing older, or being

00:28older and playing younger, De Niro admitted that the latter was harder all the way.

00:32There are certain things I took for granted because, like, the physical

00:37spryness of somebody younger than myself.

00:41The actor also explained that there was a movement coach on the set who would

00:44help him adjust his posture to that of a younger man.

00:47If I'm sitting here like this, you'd come behind and tap me on the shoulder, you're 39.

00:51Sit up straight.

00:53Meanwhile, the actor admits the adjustment of his weight was largely achieved in post-production

00:57through VFX. Elsewhere, the veteran actor also discussed working with his longtime

01:01collaborator Martin Scorsese. De Niro says the two had long been looking for another

01:06film to work on together and eventually came across the book by Charles Brandt,

01:10I Heard You Paint Houses, saying he instantly connected with the material.

01:14For more on Robert De Niro's sit-down with Seth Meyers, head to THR.com.

01:18For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.

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