Academy Award winning actor Robert De Niro and Hip Hop mogul Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson have come together in an exclusive interview for VIBE magazine’s special Hollywood Issue, on newsstands Feb. 5th  according to a release. The two speak exclusively to VIBE about their roles in the upcoming movie Righteous Kill — due in theaters this Fall. The acting duo share some behind-the-scene moments and discuss the new friendship shared between these two megastars.  De Niro grants a rare interview to Editor-in-Chief Danyel Smith.   Some excerpts from the article after the jump!

De Niro on whether he’ll ever get tired of being famous for playing gangsters: “Those characters are more exciting. People like to watch and identify with them in some ways. It’s a fantasy.”

50 Cent on De Niro: “I get a chance to feel normal when I’m around Robert. His celebrity is so strong that I get a chance to feel like a normal person for a little bit. People get nervous around him.”

50 Cent on his son: “My son is excited. He thinks I’m a superhero …It’s impossible for him to miss me, because if he went through his regular day, there’d be references to me around, whether it’s music or when he goes to school and his school knows 50 Cent is his dad.”

50 Cent on whether it’s okay to play a gangster: “Actors are imitating life. That exists. People who don’t actually follow the rules. So for an
actor to create a project to show people what actually happens, that’s cool.”

De Niro on whether it’s okay to play a gangster: “Movies are like dreams, an expression of people’s subconscious, what they feel, what they would want to do but wouldn’t do … And we all know the difference between reality and fiction.”

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