Why Isn’t Joe Pesci in ‘Mr. Scorsese’? Director Reveals Personal Reason He Refused Interviews

Steven Spielberg, Robert De Niro, Daniel Day-Lewis, Spike Lee, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sharon Stone, Jodie Foster, and Mick Jagger all appear in Apple TV‘s Mr. Scorsese documentary series, which explores the legendary director Martin Scorsese‘s life and work. But you won’t see Joe Pesci in the docuseries. There’s a personal reason for his absence.

The five-part series debuted on Apple TV on October 17. Its director, Rebecca Miller, couldn’t snag an interview with Pesci for the series, despite his long working relationship with Scorsese that won the actor an Oscar for his performance in Goodfellas. Miller told Variety that Pesci was “the only person who said ‘no’” to an interview for Mr. Scorsese. “He really didn’t want to be interviewed for this.”