Robert Downey, Jr.

Actor

1965-04-04

Robert Downey Jr. is an American actor known for film roles spanning drama, comedy, and action. He is widely recognized for portraying Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Quotes by 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.
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Nothing pleases me more than when somebody who was awe-inspired to be working with me realizes I'm just another schmuck that they're bored of hanging out with on a set. I love that moment. I like it when that persistent illusion is smashed.
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I was kind of like chasing my tail and trying to do the right thing, and was a little bit stupid. Or irresponsible, which is the same thing I guess. It's just been really busy and I had a lot of great opportunities.
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If I could eat whatever I wanted every day, I would have Domino's pizza with pasta carbonara inside every slice. And at night, I would have Neapolitan ice cream until I felt absolutely toxic. And then I would drift off telling myself, 'It's going to be O.K... It's going to be O.K. you're going to train in the morning.'
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With a terrible script you hustle and try to make it better. But with a good script it can be trouble because you rest on your laurels, so to speak, you think it's going to translate easily.
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Dad's Jewish and Irish, Mom's German and Scotch. I couldn't say I was anything. My last name isn't even Downey. My dad changed his name when he wanted to get into the Army and was underage. My real name is Robert Elias. I feel like I'm still looking for a home in some way.
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I think that we all do heroic things, but hero is not a noun, it's a verb.
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Acting is the most wildly overpaid position imaginable.
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I've noticed that worrying is like praying for what you don't want to happen.
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Life is just so painful and messy and hard and worth it and all that stuff.
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