Conan O'Brien

You can't be aware that this is gonna become a touchstone film and a real pivot point for 1970s movies.

And it's gonna be so important in so many ways.

You can't know that at the time, I wouldn't think.

You can't.

What had he done?

He had done...

This is about Martin Scorsese, we're talking about.

So it was through Alice that he knew you.

And said, I think this kid would be great for this part.

And I didn't know this, but your sister was a stand-in for you during some of the more sexually suggestive scenes in Taxi Driver, which...

Yeah.

Yeah.

And, but it also must have been nice to have your sister on set.

As your mom said, well, your career's over at 18.

Yeah.

The, I would say 99% of kid actors say, no, I'm going to keep this going.

You decide I'm going to go to college, an excellent college and get a superior, really fantastic education.

Thank you.

And so that is maybe not a usual move at that time.

Maybe it's become more common, but to take, to say, no, I'm going to take four years out of my career and study.