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" I didn't have a problem with rejection, because when you go into an audition, you're rejected already. There are hundreds of other actors. You're behind the eight ball when you go in there. "

Robert De Niro

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Robert De Niro

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You

" You never know what you do that could be totally out of left field, which actually might work and give something fresh to the whole scene, to the character, whatever. If you have that with a director who then knows how to shape it, either in the direction, in the moment, or in the editing, then that's good. "

" I have so much respect for directors. It's a tremendous amount of pressure; you have to keep steadfast and keep what you know is right. "

" My mother worked for a woman, Maria Ley-Piscator, who with her husband founded the Dramatic Workshop, which was connected to the New School. My mother did proofreading and typing and stuff or her, and as part of her payment, I was able to take acting classes there on Saturdays when I was 10. "

" You'll have time to rest when you're dead. "

" 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. "

" In acting, I always try to go back to what would actually be the real situation, the real human behavior in life. "

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

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

" My definition of a good hotel is a place I'd stay at. "

" I've never been one of those actors who has touted myself as a fascinating human being. I had to decide early on whether I was to be an actor or a personality. "

" I'll work with a director if I think I'm going to get into a comfortable situation, and if it's someone I respect and who respects me, even if they're not so well known. Movies are hard to make, and you have to work toward a common ethic and do your best. "

" There's nothing more ironic or contradictory than life itself. "

Robert De Niro

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Life

" When I was 15, 16, I studied with Stella Adler at the Conservatory of Acting, then I stopped again and went to the Actors Studio when I was 18. "

" I go to Paris, I go to London, I go to Rome, and I always say, 'There's no place like New York. It's the most exciting city in the world now. That's the way it is. That's it.' "

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

" You draw on whatever's relevant to the part you're playing; it makes it more personal. "

Robert De Niro

You

Whatever

" Leonardo DiCaprio is a very serious young actor. "

" Time goes on. So whatever you're going to do, do it. Do it now. Don't wait. "

" Money makes your life easier. If you're lucky to have it, you're lucky. "

" I don't get into these long-winded heavy discussions about character - do we do this or that or what. At the end of the day, what you gotta do is just go out there and do it. "

" I'm not a big football person at all. "

" It's important not to indicate. People don't try to show their feelings, they try to hide them. "

" I spent lunchtime in a grave during the filming of 'Bloody Mama.' When you're younger, you feel that's what you need to do to help you stay in character. When you get older, you become more confident and less intense about it - and you can achieve the same effect. "

" I always go back to how people behave. If you watch how people actually behave in a situation, it's very simple and honest and contained. You don't need to use as much expression, as much feeling. Some characters will boil over, and that's another thing, but a lot of times I think you can just do very, very little. "

" I mean, the actors that I admired were Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, an actress named Barbara Harris. And Greta Garbo. They were great actors. "

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