 When Martin Scorsese (qv) selected Ray Liotta (qv) for the role  of Henry Hill, at first, producer Irwin Winkler (qv) didnt agree  with the decision to cast Liotta. Scorsese could not convince  Winkler to agree with him. One night, Winkler was in a restaurant  and Liotta approached him and asked for a minute alone; so they  walked into the bar area and he told him personally why he thought  he was good for the role. The next day Winkler called Scorsese and  told him to go right ahead.