These “stars” have played make-believe for so long that they have lost touch with reality. And some stars collapse into black holes.
This is a classic situation where an amazing actor eventually takes on a self image filled with 100% HUBRIS and becomes tyoo political.
Robert has amazing talent but it went to his head over time.
There was a film called, “Will Success spoil Rock Hunter?”, in 1957.
In our case, this should be called, “Will Success Spoil Robert DeNiro”?
The answer is yes, DeNiro let his brain rot and became so vocal that he basically alienated most sensible people.
When you see him in a film all you can say is too bad he could not keep his mouth shut and pontificate about things he has no clue about.
He ruined his reputation and image. From a cool Mafioso to a whining POS. Too bad.
EXACTLY
I remember the West Wing lead - Martin Sheen i think. (Never watched the series.) He thought because he played a US president he was knowledgeable enough to comment on national/international issues like a former president. In his mind he was!