SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST
Actor Ray Liotta, who died in "Goodfellas", died in his sleep at a hotel in the Dominican Republic
SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST
Actor Ray Liotta, who died in "Goodfellas", died in his sleep at a hotel in the Dominican Republic
where he was shooting the film. He is 67 years old. Bob Mondello of NPR presents this memory.
where he was shooting the film. He is 67 years old. Bob Mondello of NPR presents this memory.
BOB MONDELLO, SECONDARY: Only a handful of actors were offered a better starting line
BOB MONDELLO, SECONDARY: Only a handful of actors were offered a better starting line
RAY LIOTTA: (Like Henry Hill) If I remember correctly, I wanted to be a gangster. MONDELLO: Ray Liotta,
RAY LIOTTA: (Like Henry Hill) If I remember correctly, I wanted to be a gangster. MONDELLO: R
ay Liotta,
when he closed the trunk of what we later found, was proof of what a gangster he was - those iron-blue eyes,
when he closed the trunk of what we later found, was proof of what a gangster he was - those
iron-blue eyes,
the intensity that terrified him even though he was afraid - all in the first shot.
the intensity that terrified him even though he was afraid - all in the first shot.
LIOTTA: (Like Henry Hill) It's better for me to be a gangster than to be president of the United States.
LIOTTA: (Like Henry Hill) It's better for me to be a gangster than to be president of the Uni
ted States.
LIOTTA: (Like Henry Hill) Even before I wandered into the cabin for an hour after work,
LIOTTA: (Like Henry Hill) Even before I wandered into the cabin for an hour after work,