Robert De Niro cements his legacy

Actor Robert De Niro attends his hand and footprint ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre on Feb. 4, 2013, in Hollywood, Calif.

Two-time Oscar-winner Robert De Niro, nominated this year for an Academy Award for his role in "Silver Linings Playbook", places his hand and foot prints in cement during a ceremony in front of TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, Calif., on Feb. 4, 2013.

Actor Robert De Niro attends his hand and footprint ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre on Feb. 4, 2013, in Hollywood, Calif.

Actor Robert De Niro and his wife, Grace Hightower, pose during De Niro's hand and footprint ceremony in front of TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, Calif., on Feb. 4, 2013.

Actor Robert De Niro attends his hand and footprint ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre on Feb. 4, 2013, in Hollywood, Calif.

Actor Billy Crystal speaks as his colleague Robert De Niro is honored with a hand and footprint ceremony in front of TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, Calif., on Feb. 4, 2013.

Actor Robert De Niro attends his hand and footprint ceremony with actor Billy Crystal, left, in front of TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, Califo., on Feb. 4, 2013.

Actor Robert De Niro is honored with a hand and footprint ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre on Feb. 4, 2013, in Hollywood, Calif.

Actor Robert De Niro places his hand and foot prints in cement during a ceremony in front of TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, Calif., on Feb. 4, 2013.

Robert De Niro is honored with a hand and footprint ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre on Feb. 4, 2013, in Hollywood, Calif.

The cement plate of two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro, nominated this year for an Academy Award for his role in "Silver Linings Playbook," is seen in front of TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, Calif., on Feb. 4, 2013.