Quotes by Tim Robbins

About Tim Robbins:

Timothy Francis "Tim" Robbins is an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, activist and musician. He is known for his roles as Nuke LaLoosh in Bull Durham, Jacob Singer in Jacob's Ladder, Griffin Mill in The Player, Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption, and as Dave Boyle in Mystic River, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and for directing films such as Dead Man Walking.
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Susan is just great. I know I'm biased, but she's a great actress.

Tim Robbins

Most good actors have a huge intelligence about the human condition and a real open heart to different kinds of people and behavior.

Tim Robbins

I don't think people have been able to deal with the fact that African American filmmakers can make movies about life and relationships.

Tim Robbins

I was a sports fan, but I also went to peace marches.

Tim Robbins

Any time you're trying to do a movie with a happy ending, it's very difficult because it's been done before and you don't want to be manipulative.

Tim Robbins

It's difficult when you have to turn down a tremendous amount of money because you don't like what the script is saying and you don't have any money.

Tim Robbins

You get money out of acting. You get gray hair out of directing. Actually, I get more of a rush from directing.

Tim Robbins

It's certainly a lot more difficult to get a project made if you're talking about something progressive. That's just the nature of the industry.

Tim Robbins

When you have a person in power who punishes people for speaking their mind, it's truly dangerous.

Tim Robbins

There's the theory that nudity doesn't really make something sexy; the characters and their relationship make it sexy.

Tim Robbins

I think the enemy is self-censorship. In a free society the biggest danger is that you're afraid to the point where you censor yourself.

Tim Robbins

I've used drugs that I do consider to be dangerous, drugs that are potentially detrimental to kids and society at large.

Tim Robbins

I love iconoclasts. I love individuals. I love people that are true to themselves, whatever the cost.

Tim Robbins

I have personal beliefs and they are sometimes reflected in the movies I make, but I also reflect other points of view.

Tim Robbins

Author Bio

  • NameTim Robbins
  • DescriptionAmerican actor, screenwriter, director, producer, activist and musician
  • BornOctober 16, 1958
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Film Producer; Film Actor; Film Director; Actor; Musician
  • AwardsAcademy Award For Best Supporting Actor