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Robert Downey, Jr. Quotes

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.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: american
Birth: April 4, 1965

Topics

People Initiative Never Rage Empty

One of my direct subordinates, one of my guys that worked for me, he would call me up or pull me aside with some major problem, some issue that was going on. And he'd say, 'Boss, we've got this, and that, and the other thing.' And I'd look at him and I'd say, 'Good.'

Jocko Willink

Good Boss Me Problem Look Say

On record dates like that I never felt too nervous because everything was really overdubbed. When we did that album, we were in the studio for probably a week, so you had a lot of opportunity to fix things.

John Abercrombie

Opportunity Week You Nervous Never

I think I would not be described as a character actor in that I don't take on characteristics which are very alien to me.

Jeremy Irons

Character Me Think Alien Actor Take

As an actor I worked for seven years with a community theater company based in London. We used improvisation techniques to take stories to young people who wouldn't normally have access to them - in prisons, hospitals, young offender's units, youth clubs and housing estates.

Jenny Downham

Community People Youth Young Actor

We have more guns in our country than citizens. I think we could with maybe 100 million fewer guns. And I think we'd be OK.

Jeffrey Wright

Think Country More Guns Million Our

I am certain there is too much certainty in the world.

Michael Crichton

Funny I Am World Too Much Certainty

I started playing and writing songs when I was eight.

Tracy Chapman

Writing Playing Started Songs Eight

You end up going to school plays quite a bit as a parent, there are a lot of kids who are doing the job as well as they can, but there's always one or two who seem much more at home in the world of impersonation.

Tom Stoppard

Home Job School World End Parent

As an entrepreneur, you never stop learning.

Daymond John

Learning You Entrepreneur Stop Never

My first on-screen kiss was lame: Nickelodeon. But my first real-life kiss was super cute and nice, but still very awkward. It was with this hot skateboarder with dreadlocks. He was my little Rasta man.

Christian Serratos

Cute Man Kiss Nice Hot First

They screwed up 'Raise the Titanic!' so badly, I stay away from Hollywood. I won't cheat my readers with another piece of crap.

Clive Cussler

Hollywood Up Cheat Stay Screwed

My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who made mistakes, but recovered from them.

Bono

Mistakes Doing Wrong Heroes Made