176 Quotes by Robert De Niro

If it’s the right chair, it doesn’t take too long to get comfortable in it.

One of the things about acting is it allows you to live other people’s lives without having to pay the price.

I always enjoy coming to Israel. Israelis are warm, they’re energetic people. Forthright. Very smart. I always like smart people. They’re nice people, you know. Aggressive, and I respect that aggressiveness because you need it in their situation.

I think Hollywood has a class system. The actors are like the inmates, but the truth is they’re running the asylum.

When you love someone you gotta trust them, there’s no other way. You gotta give them the key to everything that’s yours. Otherwise, what’s the point?

Movies are hard work. The public doesn’t see that. The critics don’t see it. But they’re a lot of work. A lot of work.

You learned the two greatest things in life, never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut.

You talking to me? You talking to me? Then who the hell else are you talking to – you talking to me? Well, I’m the only one here.

Movies are hard to make, and you have to work toward a common ethic and do your best. You don’t want to work with people who don’t care or who are acting out some neurotic, crazy thesis on the set.