Washington DC, May 25 -- Actor and director Robert De Niro shared that he never expected his 1976 film 'Taxi Driver' to become one of the greatest movies ever made, according to Page Six.

"You never can think that you're doing something that's going to have an impact," De Niro told Page Six in a recent interview alongside fellow Tribeca Festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal while promoting next month's festival.

The 82-year-old actor added that he does not approach projects thinking about their long-term legacy.

"I just never look at it that way," De Niro said, noting that success is "out of your control," as per the outlet.

Directed by Martin Scorsese, the neo-noir drama starred De Niro as troubled taxi driver Travis Bickle, whose menta...