United Kingdom, Aug. 12 -- John Hinckley Jr. has shared a message to Jodie Foster over four decades after trying to assassinate Ronald Reagan.

The 71-year-old man attempted to assassinated the then-US President in 1981 in a bid to impress the Taxi Driver actress, and he was found not guilty by reason of insanity because being committed to a hospital.

Speaking 45 years later, Hinckley Jr told The Mark Joseph Show: "I just wish Jodie Foster well, you know.

"I don't really see her movies, but I wish her well, and I know she's doing quite well. And that's all I can say is just, I wish Jodie well, and I hope she has a good life."

Hinckley had stalked Foster during her time at Yale, and on March 30, 1981, he fired six shots at Reagan as he ...