Richard Gere is opening up about an important acting lesson he took from the making of Pretty Woman . In an interview with SiriusXM’s The Spotlight with Jessica Shaw, the 75-year-old actor said that it was late director Garry Marshall who helped ensure that the chemistry between Gere and costar Julia Roberts was just right.

Richard Gere recounted how he as convinced by Julia Roberts to play the role of Edward Lewis in the legendary rom-com Pretty Woman.

Richard Gere is shedding light on one of the steamiest scenes in Pretty Woman. Gere opened up about the romantic classic during the Nov. 20 episode of the Today show. Host Savanna

The actor said that the two first met just prior to filming the '90s romantic comedy, which was directed by the late Garry Marshall

Pretty Woman is an iconic movie, full stop — and almost nothing is more iconic than Julia Roberts and Richard Gere's spicy piano scene. You know the one. Well, Richard Gere just spilled on that sensual scene over 30 years later,