where his career began with a turn in 2004 s sword and sandals epic troy. his role as an out of work actor in his golden years who became obsessed with a much younger woman, in 2006 s venus earned him yet another best actor nomination. further cementing his status as a legendary performer. in terms of people that have gone, i ve lost a few. through the years. oh, i miss them dreadfully, but wear not here. on we go. reporter: finally in july of 2012, o toole himself admitsed that he could not go on in the acting business. he officially retired, giving the profession of profoundly grateful fair well. peter o toole, an immortal on-screen, uniquely human off. and o toole s daughter said he had been ill for some time and added that her family, his
rest. reporter: but peter o toole carried on, return together desert sands, returning for the sword and sandals epic, troy. as an out of work actor in his golden years who became obsessed with a much younger woman venus earned him yet another best actor nomination. his status as legendary performer. in terms of people have gone, i ve lost a few. through the years. i miss them, but they re not here. on we go. finally in 2005, peter o toole admitted he could not go on in the acting business. he officially retired, giving the profession a quote profoundly grateful farewell. peter o toole, an immortal onscreen, uniquely human, off. martin savidge, cnn.
and sciences honored the then 71-year-old actor with the oscar for lifetime achievement, initially he declined the accolade fearing it would signal the end of his career. i suppose fighting for love makes more sense than all the rest. reporter: but o toole carried on returning to the desert sands where his career began with a turn in 2004 s sword and sandals epic troy. i ve got a in job modeling. reporter: his role as an out of work actor in his golden years who became obsessed with a much younger woman, in 2006 s venus earned him yet another best actor nomination. further cementing his status as a legendary performer. in terms of people that have gone, i ve lost a few. through the last few years. oh, i miss them dreadfully, but they re not here. on we go. reporter: finally in july of 2012, o toole himself admitted that he could not go on in the acting business. he officially retired, giving
together. let s look at the press conference with you in a black outfit. oh no. i m talking to this guy. boom. i missed him. that was a good shot. he tried to get me. brian: it was chaos. what do you remember from that? i should have been paid that day. oh gosh, should be paid that day. i thought i should have been paid during the second holyfield fight. remember the police running around. brian: you are in the acting business. can we see some of the best of mike tyson in the movies this is my favorite part coming up right now. [music] i ve been waiting for this moment for all my life
andy garcia. very nice to meet you. thank you. likewise. sean: you came to this country in the 1970s? try 1961? the year i was born. a very good year. yeah. sean: from cube amount of yes. sean: and you are very active, very involved, castro s been able to hold on to power all these many years, amazing. i am a product of that situation, you know, it s in my soul. you know, i know a lot about what is happening and what is happening because it s in nigh my nature to stay involved. sean: how did you get into the acting business? i started i was a huge fan as a kid of films and avid moviegoer. had my heros, always very moved by the stories and transpies posed by them and i would live in a fantasy in a movie theater. but we had james coburn and sean connery and steve mcqueen, peter sellers on the comedeic