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American actor Nick Nolte discusses his film The Deep 1977 and scuba diving for 6 months with his fellow co-star Jacqueline Bisset, Nolte says he turned the film down several times before being advised by actor Robert Shaw to take the role. North Dallas Forty 1979 a comedy drama about American Football, Nolte discusses the similarities between athletes and actors and how he has always been drawn to this dynamic, having been an athlete in the past. Lorenzo's Oil 1992 a film based on the real life story of a child with an incurable disease and his parents quest to find an alternative cure. Nolte discusses getting to know the actual parents and being guided by them throughout the movie and also how his co-star Susan Sarandon came on board. Following next is The Prince of Tides 1991 after reading the book and the script Nolte recalls how he went to meet with the director and star of the film Barbara Streisand, he adds 'it was a brilliant love story.' Cape Fear 1991 Nolte recalls how he got the role by impressing and unnerving Martin Scorsese at an after party for the director's film Casino. Warrior 2011 a clip is shown. Nolte next discusses how working in the theatre for 14 years before embarking on a career in Hollywood films really set him up, and how he avoided being type cast through this experience. Nolte talks of how he decided to venture into European cinema, aiming to make 1 film a year in France, Spain and Italy. Hotel Rwanda 2004 clip is shown, Nolte recalls the shoot and the difficulties during production. The final project discussed is Luck 2012 an HBO TV series, Nolte talks about the advantages of TV and how the film industry has condensed stories to appeal solely to the under 25's. Nolte believes that if they paid attention to a wider age bracket there would be more business and opportunity.

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