He notes the troubles and delays he experienced with "The Good Shepherd," the 2006 CIA tale that he directed and starred in. /*De Niro*/ doubts he could make a similar film now. He says people don't really want to do "those kind of movies" nowadays.
Still, De Niro says he does have a choice of roles that other actors would envy and that he "can't complain."
The actor's latest film, "Limitless," debuts in theaters March 18.
In it, De Niro plays a mega-mogul. Co-star /*Bradley Cooper*/ plays an unsuccessful writer whose life is transformed after he discovers a secret drug that allows him to use 100 percent of his brain.