Robert De Niro Jokes He's Putting 'I Tried My Best' on His Tombstone After Raising 7 Kids: 'Please Forgive Me'

Mar. 15, 2025

Robert De Niro.Photo:Mohammed Badra/Pool/Getty Images

Mohammed Badra/Pool/Getty Images

Robert De Nirois reflecting on his role as a father to his grown children.

“I’m trying my best,” he candidly shared during the Friday, Sept. 13 episode. “I’m going to put on my gravestone, ‘I tried my best.'”

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“I was thinking about that the other day,” theKillers of the Flower Moonactor recalled with a laugh, adding that he would also put, “Please forgive me for everything that I’ve done” on his grave.

“Why, were you not a good father?” Wallace asked.

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“No! I tried my best. That’s all I can say,” he said, noting that his bustling acting career may have gotten in the way.

“I was busy, of course, but I always loved my kids,” he continued.

source: people.com