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" I've always been a fella who put most of my eggs in one basket and then take a dump in the basket but I really don't know. "

Robert Downey, Jr.

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" I think I just never wanted to be the creepy guy where people say, 'Why do his leading ladies keep getting younger and younger, and why do they think he's so hot even though we know that the girl who's playing this part actually has a handsome boyfriend?' "

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" 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. "

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" I like mainstream movies that are completely off the wall. "

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" I guess the issue for me is to keep things dynamic. "

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" Do I want to be a hero to my son? No. I would like to be a very real human being. That's hard enough. "

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" 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. "

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" I was kind of like chasing my tail and trying to do the right thing, and was a little bit stupid. Or irresponsible, which is the same thing I guess. It's just been really busy and I had a lot of great opportunities. "

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" I'm not particularly tall, strong, fast, or aggressive. "

Robert Downey, Jr.

" Sometimes if you're wanting to look just a little bit taller, then you want to dress with just more of a thin cut. "

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" If someone really takes a risk, it doesn't get dismissed. That's what happened when the Oscar was won posthumously by Heath Ledger, who did one of the definitive villain performances of all time. But it really has to be exceptional in defining everything we previously knew about the actress or the actor. "

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" I had this bad-boy-from-New York vibe going, dressed like a punk rocker with spiky hair. "

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

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" 'Shaggy Dog' was a very, very important movie for me. It was a very enjoyable experience. "

Robert Downey, Jr.

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

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" All I want, and I think all any parent with a semblance of a moral psychology wants, is for my kid to have his own experience, uninhibited. "

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" It's a very smart and heartfelt movie and that's why, I think, we're all drawn to it. We really showed up for this with this collective idea that it was really ambitious, but we felt we all really had something to gain from it. "

Robert Downey, Jr.

" If you're raised with a poverty mentality, nothing is going to change it. I do know some really stingy billionaires. I come from such a generation of hand-to-mouthers. "

Robert Downey, Jr.

" I'm very good at deconstructing. I'm a very good troubleshooter for why something is unlikely to work. And most everything is unlikely to work. "

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" Acting is always a challenge. "

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" 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. "

Robert Downey, Jr.

" In the marathon obstacle course of a career, it's just good to have all the stats on paper for why you're not only a team player but also why it makes sense to support you in the projects you want to do - because you've made so much damned money for the studio. "

Robert Downey, Jr.

" In movies, people seem to be more emotional than they would ever be if that situation was actually happening to them. "

Robert Downey, Jr.

" I understand reversal of fortune; that usually has come through my own hand, but you know, you live life on life's terms. "

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" Nothing pleases me more than when somebody who was awe-inspired to be working with me realizes I'm just another schmuck that they're bored of hanging out with on a set. I love that moment. I like it when that persistent illusion is smashed. "

Robert Downey, Jr.

" I think I've been lucky, being my frequent appearances on Court TV have brought to me another level than just the actor guy. "

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

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" I just don't like big guys who speak cryptically and act like they understand the language better than me. "

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" 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. "

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

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" I'm coming from a place of total strength and humility now. "

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