Quotes by Robert Downey, Jr.

About Robert Downey, Jr.:

Robert John Downey, Jr. is an American actor whose career has included critical and popular success in his youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles, and a resurgence of commercial success in middle age.
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I've always been a fella who put most of my eggs in one basket and then take a dump in the basket but I really don't know.

Robert Downey, Jr.

Nothing's a break for me. Not even the breaks are breaks.

Robert Downey, Jr.

I loved it, it's such fun. I like that people are seeing it and then talking about it. Like when I took my son and his friends to see Napoleon Dynamite last year, we spent the next six weeks trying to explain it.

Robert Downey, Jr.

I've always just shown up and tried to figure out what's for lunch and am I going to get to play some racquetball that night.

Robert Downey, Jr.

I think I've been lucky, being my frequent appearances on Court TV have brought to me another level than just the actor guy.

Robert Downey, Jr.

Acting is always a challenge.

Robert Downey, Jr.

I know very little about acting. I'm just an incredibly gifted faker.

Robert Downey, Jr.

It's a very smart and heartfelt movie and that's why, I think, we're all drawn to it. We really showed up for this with this collective idea that it was really ambitious, but we felt we all really had something to gain from it.

Robert Downey, Jr.

Does any new parent, even if you're not a first-time parent, ever really know what to do?

Robert Downey, Jr.

Do I want to be a hero to my son? No. I would like to be a very real human being. That's hard enough.

Robert Downey, Jr.

I think that we all do heroic things, but hero is not a noun, it's a verb.

Robert Downey, Jr.

I just don't like big guys who speak cryptically and act like they understand the language better than me.

Robert Downey, Jr.

Sometimes you just gotta be drop-kicked out of the nest.

Robert Downey, Jr.

There are some parents who have really done it right and told their kid, 'You know, we have this dough, none of this is for you. You have to get your own.'

Robert Downey, Jr.

It's hard to get out of the barrel. It's slippery around the edges and people are happy to see you fall back in.

Robert Downey, Jr.

I'm not 40 yet. I wouldn't even bother comparing myself to Chaplin.

Robert Downey, Jr.

If you're doing a drama that has some comedic elements you can't forget that it's primarily a very serious film that has some light relief.

Robert Downey, Jr.

I don't want to be so confident in myself.

Robert Downey, Jr.

I walk by studio heads and they actually look and put their hand out now, like maybe I should be on their radar.

Robert Downey, Jr.

Author Bio

  • NameRobert Downey, Jr.
  • Descriptionactor from the United States
  • AliasesRobert Downey; Robert John Downey, Jr.; Robert Downey Jr.; Tony Stark
  • BornApril 4, 1965
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Television Actor; Film Actor; Film Producer; Singer; Musician