Brian De Palma originally wanted Andy Garcia to play Capone's enforcer Frank Nitti in The Untouchables, but Garcia turned it down and lobbied for the role of George Stone instead - partly because he wanted to work alongside Sean Connery. Garcia explains...
"Obviously I wanted to work with Connery. He was one of my childhood heroes, so I lobbied immediately to play the other part. I had to be firm about it โI wanted to roll the dice. Eventually I met with Brian, and I auditioned for George Stone, and they gave me the partโฆ.
The dynamics in the film were basically the dynamics on set. We all became very close, but the hierarchy stayed the same โ he (Connery) was the older, wise guy, always jabbing at us, and it was my job, as my character, to push back. Respectfully, but to keep the exchanges going.
I love Sean Connery. Iโll tell you a quick story โ Iโve told it before, but itโs funny.... (1/2)