23 Quotes by Robert Downey

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 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.

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.

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.

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

I'm not 40 yet. I wouldn't even bother comparing myself to Chaplin.

When you have a good script you're almost in more trouble than when you have a terrible script.

I loved it, it's such fun. I like that people are seeing it and then talking about it. Like when I took my son and his friends to see Napoleon Dynamite last year, we spent the next six weeks trying to explain it.

If you're doing a drama that has some comedic elements you can't forget that it's primarily a very serious film that has some light relief.