Robert John Downey Jr. is an American actor, producer, and singer. Profoundly inspirational Robert John Downey Jr. quotes will brighten up your day and make you feel ready to take on anything.
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Famous Robert Downey JR Quotes
Life is just so painful and messy and hard and worth it and all that stuff. Robert Downey, Jr.
I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what you’ve done. Robert Downey, Jr.
I think you end up doing the stuff you were supposed to do at the time you were supposed to do it. Robert Downey, Jr.
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. Robert Downey, Jr.
The lesson is that you can still make mistakes and be forgiven. Robert Downey, Jr.
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. 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.
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. Robert Downey, Jr.
I’ve noticed that worrying is like praying for what you don’t want to happen. Robert Downey, Jr.
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. Robert Downey, Jr.
Discipline for me is about respect. It’s not even about self respect it’s about respect for life and all it offers. Robert Downey, Jr.
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. Robert Downey, Jr.
I think that we all do heroic things, but hero is not a noun, it’s a verb. Robert Downey Jr.
But I think Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang really got that thing where, if a movie reads really funny and then has some dramatic or violent or sinister stuff in it, you can’t forget that primarily it has to be even funnier than you read it or that other stuff doesn’t work. 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 always think part of success is being able to replicate results, taking what is interesting or viable about yourself as a professional person and seeing if you bring it into different situations with similar results. Robert Downey, Jr.
I have a sense of destiny that you are led to the things you are supposed to do. Robert Downey, Jr.
If someone really takes a risk, it doesn’t get dismissed. That’s what happened when the Oscar was won posthumously by Heath Ledger, who did one of the definitive villain performances of all time. But it really has to be exceptional in defining everything we previously knew about the actress or the actor. Robert Downey, Jr.
Remember that just because you hit bottom doesn’t mean you have to stay there. Robert Downey, Jr.
I grew up with a lot of people whose whole prime mover was dad rage. I never really had it it always seemed so empty. It always seemed to be masking something else, which was really their own lack of initiative. Robert Downey, Jr.
I don’t need an Iron Man suit. I’m already a weapon of mass seduction. Robert Downey, Jr.
I think I just never wanted to be the creepy guy where people say, Why do his leading ladies keep getting younger and younger, and why do they think he’s so hot even though we know that the girl who’s playing this part actually has a handsome boyfriend?’ Robert Downey, Jr.
Nothing’s a break for me. Not even the breaks are breaks. 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.
I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what you’ve done. Robert Downey, Jr.
It’s interesting when you’re old enough to take a new, objective approach looking at your parents, frame them in a way where you are actually taking yourself out of the equation and just look at the things that are true about their life. Robert Downey, Jr.
Don’t do anything I would do, and definitely don’t do anything I wouldn’t do. There’s a little grey area there, and that’s where you operate. 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
Sometimes you just gotta be drop-kicked out of the nest. Robert Downey, Jr.
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
I always think part of success is being able to replicate results, taking what is interesting or viable about yourself as a professional person, and seeing if you bring it into different situations with similar results. Robert Downey, Jr.
Look, even bad years are pretty good years I think. Robert Downey, Jr.
I read the script for Wonder Boys, and I said that was almost perfect, it was so classy, cool and funny. It’s a really specific thing. We stuck to it, it turned out good and a lot of people liked it. Robert Downey, Jr.
I know very little about acting. I’m just an incredibly gifted faker. Robert Downey, Jr.
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. Robert Downey, Jr.
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. Robert Downey, Jr.
I’m very good at deconstructing. I’m a very good troubleshooter for why something is unlikely to work. And most everything is unlikely to work. Robert Downey, Jr.
Mediocrity is my biggest fear. I’m not afraid of total failure because I don’t think that will happen. I’m not afraid of success because that beats the hell out of failure. It’s being in the middle that scares me. Robert Downey, Jr.
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. Robert Downey, Jr.
Oh, I don’t drink these days. I’m allergic to alcohol and narcotics. I break out in handcuffs. Robert Downey, Jr.
It’s interesting when you’re old enough to take a new, objective approach looking at your parents, frame them in a way where you are actually taking yourself out of the equation and just look at the things that are true about their life. Robert Downey, Jr.
In movies, people seem to be more emotional than they would ever be if that situation was actually happening to them. Robert Downey, Jr.
Whenever I watch someone doing something, even if it doesn’t turn out so great, I at least admire their intentions and stuff. Robert Downey, Jr.
I’ve always felt that if you’re not on your side, why should anyone else be. So I always encourage people to be confident, and sometimes even a little falsely so, just so you can give yourself an opportunity. Robert Downey, Jr.
All I want, and I think all any parent with a semblance of a moral psychology wants, is for my kid to have his own experience, uninhibited. Robert Downey, Jr.
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.
Does any new parent, even if you’re not a first time parent, ever really know what to do? Robert Downey, Jr.
You experience things and then they’re over, and you still can’t explain them. Robert Downey, Jr.
I take some pride in representing myself exactly how I would like to have my son remember me to his kids. Robert Downey, Jr.
To me, friendship means loving tolerance. Robert Downey, Jr.
In the marathon obstacle course of a career, it’s just good to have all the stats on paper for why you’re not only a team player but also why it makes sense to support you in the projects you want to do because you’ve made so much damned money for the studio. 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.
When you have a good script you’re almost in more trouble than when you have a terrible script. Robert Downey, Jr.
I understand reversal of fortune; that usually has come through my own hand, but you know, you live life on life’s terms. Robert Downey, Jr.
I’m coming from a place of total strength and humility now. Robert Downey, Jr.
If someone really takes a risk, it doesn’t get dismissed. That’s what happened when the Oscar was won posthumously by Heath Ledger, who did one of the definitive villain performances of all time. But it really has to be exceptional in defining everything we previously knew about the actress or the actor. Robert Downey, Jr.
Listen, smile, agree, and then do whatever the fuck you were gonna do anyway. Robert Downey, Jr.
I guess the issue for me is to keep things dynamic. Robert Downey, Jr.
People rise out of the ashes because, at some point, they are invested with a belief in the possibility of triumph over seemingly impossible odds. Robert Downey, Jr.
I think it’s miraculous that anybody survives themselves. Robert Downey, Jr.
There’s somewhere you’re supposed to go, and if you get quiet enough, you’ll make it. Robert Downey, Jr.
I know who I am. I’m the dude playin’ the dude, disguised as another dude! Robert Downey, Jr.
One thing about how the media likes to show us at our worst is, you figure why be on best behavior all the time when all it takes is one slip-up? Robert Downey, Jr.
The higher the stakes, the happier I am, the better I will be. Robert Downey, Jr.
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