Martin Scorsese has been left ‘shocked and devastated’ by Ray Liotta’s dying.
The Many Saints of Newark actor died in his sleep on the age of 67 on Thursday (Could 26), and his Goodfellas director has paid tribute to the ‘adventurous and brave’ star as he recalled their time working collectively on the 1990 traditional gangster movie.
Martin advised Folks in an announcement: ‘I’m completely shocked and devastated by the sudden, sudden dying of Ray Liotta. He was so uniquely gifted, so adventurous, so brave as an actor.
‘Taking part in Henry Hill in Goodfellas was a tall order, as a result of the character had so many various sides, so many difficult layers, and Ray was in nearly each scene of a protracted, robust shoot.
‘He completely amazed me, and I’ll all the time be pleased with the work we did collectively on that image. My coronary heart goes out to his family members, and it aches for his loss, method too early.’
Fellow Goodfellas actors Robert De Niro and Paul Sorvino additionally paid tribute to Ray.
Robert stated: ‘I used to be very saddened to study of Ray’s passing. He’s method too younger to have left us.’
Paul added: ‘Ray was a terrific actor and a “goodfella” in the very best sense of the phrase. He was nice to work with and a superb good friend. I’m actually going to overlook him.’
Alessandro Nivola thinks it’s ‘a disgrace’ that Ray – who was filming Harmful Waters within the Dominican Republic on the time of his dying – handed away at a time when he was experiencing a ‘actual renaissance’ in his profession.
He advised The Hollywood Reporter of his Many Saints of Newark co-star: ‘Aside from simply feeling unhappy he’s not right here anymore, I really feel it’s a disgrace that he died when he was out of the blue having an actual renaissance, the chance to supply so many nice performances once more.
‘One in every of my large takeaways from expertise on Many Saints was simply how excited he was to be there — and the way very severe he was in his preparation…
‘He’s a really tough man to explain in a number of phrases as a result of he contained multitudes. And what made him so thrilling as an actor to look at was he was very unpredictable. I simply needed to be on my toes as a result of I didn’t know which route he was going to go.
‘He was by no means boring and undoubtedly had a humorousness. He was very demanding of himself and of different folks. He had very excessive requirements about performing, about his craft…
‘He liked the movie. He received quite a lot of appreciation for his work, and rightly so. And I’ve even seen on social media as we speak, that individuals have stated, “What a terrific efficiency to exit on.” ‘
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