![]() ![]() “We’d been looking to do this for a long time. Baker, whom we met separately, was excited about the possibilities beyond the East 26th Street theater. LaMotta described the show to us as an opportunity to alleviate boredom and make some money, Ms. I’m just trying to do the best I can in whatever I do.” What was he trying to convey to his fans with the show? “I’m not trying to express anything. LaMotta has only well-rehearsed boilerplate. ![]() Thank you, God.” As for the experience of having his life probed by Scorsese and consumed by audiences, Mr. Even when I was fighting, no one could hurt me. “You can’t believe a 90-year-old man can do that,” he said upon concluding. LaMotta recited to us a monologue from On The Waterfront, the one about how he could’ve been a contender. When asked if he would be able to remember his lines, Mr. She refused to eat the mushrooms.” He had been practicing the joke from the show. My third wife died from a fractured skull. My second wife died from eating mushrooms also. “My first wife died from eating mushrooms. We asked what happened to his first six wives (we were familiar with at least one tempestuous marriage from its onscreen portrayal in Raging Bull). Of course, they’re always asking for money … but I give what I can.” He maintains three homes with Ms. Otherwise, time is spent watching television and visiting with family: “I’ve got time to see my children, ask how they’re doing. “I want to be a good actor-when I get through with this, I want to do better parts, bigger stuff, for as long as I keep going on, which is not too long.” LaMotta’s career ambitions are limited-we asked him what roles he’d like to play after his current show ends. LaMotta in the ring to a large Raging Bull poster. The apartment is filled with memorabilia from a boxing career and a less-eventful career as a post-sports celebrity, from framed photos of Mr.
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