Cazale played Fredo Corleone and had crucial roles in five movies before dying of cancer: The Godfather, Godfather II, The Deer Hunter, The Conversation, and Dog Day Afternoon. Would you rather have Cazale’s career or be a bigger star that wasn’t respected as much (someone like Patrick Swayze or Rob Lowe)? For me, it’s no contest—I would rather be Cazale (except for the cancer part), and I would rather be Horry than Karl Malone.
