De Niro vs Apatow on Tribeca stage

If a talk with Robert De Niro and Judd Apatow can be considered a meeting of drama and comedy, humour easily won out when the two took the stage at the Tribeca Film Festival. De Niro, a co-founder of Tribeca, and Apatow, the director of The 40 Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, convened Thursday for a conversation built around the 100th anniversary of Universal Studios. But as stark as the differences between De Niro and Apatow, the conversation proved the blurring of genre lines. De Niro, who segued into comedy with Meet the Parents, is far more jovial than his intimidating big-screen presence. And Apatow's films, while uproarious, are personal expressions that make room for drama too. From: Gulfnews