58 Quotes by Robert Downey, Jr.

I think that we all do heroic things, but hero is not a noun, it's a verb.

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

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.

I've noticed that worrying is like praying for what you don't want to happen.

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

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.

Life is just so painful and messy and hard and worth it and all that stuff.

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.

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