Martin Scorsese Expresses Regret Over Not Working With Ray Liotta Again After ‘Goodfellas’

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Ray Liotta made his mark as an actor with his portrayal of Henry Hill in the Martin Scorsese-directed 1990 gangster film, , and the impact of that role will live on forever.

Following Liotta's death at age 67 in late May, Scorsese penned an emotional letter for  where he reminisced on the actor and shared his regret for not working with him again following .«We had many plans to work together again but the timing was always off, or the project wasn’t quite right,» Scorsese wrote. «I regret that now.»The 79-year-old award-winning director went on to share that when he watched Liotta as Jay Marotta in the 2019 movie, his desire to work with him again was stronger than ever.«He’s genuinely scary in the role, which is precisely why he’s so funny — I remember feeling that I wanted to work with him again at this point in his life, to explore the gravity in his presence, so different from the young, sprightly actor he was when I met him,» Scorsese explained.«I wish I’d had the chance to see him just once more, too — to tell him just how much the work we did together meant to me,» Scorsese added. «But maybe he knew that.

I hope so.»In his letter, Scorsese recalled how fearless Liotta was as a young, newbie actor on set of He never missed a beat.

It felt like we’d worked together for years," Scorsese said.Scorsese later shared an emotional story about the day Liotta found out his mother was dying while he was headed to film an important scene.«I will never forget the day we shot the scene where Henry, Tommy (Joe Pesci) and Jimmy (Robert De Niro) bring their tribute money from the Air France heist to Paulie, played by Paul Sorvino.