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37 quotes by Robert Downey, Jr.

Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor, producer, and singer. Making his screen debut at the age of five, appearing in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s film Pound (1970), he has appeared in roles associated with the Brat Pack, such as the teen sci-fi comedy Weird Science (1985) and the drama Less Than Zero (1987). Other films he has starred in include the action comedy Air America (1990), the comedy Soapdish (1991), and...
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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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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... →

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The lesson is that you can still make mistakes and be forgiven.

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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.... →

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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... →

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

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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... →

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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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I think life changes every year. This is just a little more comfortable.

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

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I guess the issue for me is to keep things dynamic.

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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.

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I think you end up doing the stuff you were supposed to do at the time you were supposed to do it.

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