Like, none."
Fishburne said that his perceived immaturity troubled the film’s director.
“I did something like 40 takes.
Laurence Fishburne in ‘Apocalypse Now’; Francis Ford Coppola shooting ‘Apocalypse Now’.Credit:CBS via Getty; Caterine Milinaire/Sygma via Getty
It was really bad.
And I could tell that he was disappointed.
So I was feeling really, really down, really dejected.”
Laurence Fishburne and Francis Ford Coppola at the ‘Megalopolis’ red carpet at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.Daniele Venturelli/WireImage
Fishburne said that the film’s star,Martin Sheen, helped reassure him after the incident.
theBoyz n the Hoodstar remembered.
“And I said, ‘No.’
He said, ‘You’re a really good actor.'”
TheDeep Coverstar added that Sheen’s kind words “saved my life.”
Fishburne also appeared in Coppola’s most recent project, 2024’sMegalopolis.
Fishburne also narrated the film.
Elsewhere in the documentary, Fishburne reflected on another one of his earliest projects.
“I also wound up onPee-wee’s Playhouse,” he recalled.
And I was like, ‘Yeah!
That’s right!'"
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Fishburne praised the zany comedy series for employing a diverse lineup of talent.
“He had women in non-traditional roles, he had them behind the camera.
And one of the PAs on that wasJohn Singleton.”
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