London, Aug 25 (PTI) Veteran actor Robert De Niro says he found it "interesting" portraying a trainer rather than a fighter in boxing movie 'Hands of Stone'.
The 73-year-old actor admits the type of roles he is offered now are much different to the action-packed parts he played in his younger years, but he accepts the changes are just a part of his "job", reported Female First.
"I'm an older person playing a trainer. It's interesting, but it's what I do. I played Jake LaMotta as a fighter. Now my role is of a trainer. I can't say I'm personally into sports, but this is the work I do. I've done the parts of guys older than myself. It's my job. I'm an actor," he said.
The movie follows the life of Dur n (Edgar Ramirez), who defeated Sugar Ray Leonard, who is portrayed by Usher in the film, to capture the WBC welterweight title but shocked the boxing world by returning to his corner in the November rematch.
