Robert De Niro quotes - page 2

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. (Robert De Niro)
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. View quote
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I'm lucky that I have whatever I had that makes me have a successful career, if you will. View quote
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In acting, I always try to go back to what would actually be the real situation, the real human behavior in life. View quote
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When you make a drama, you spend all day beating a guy to death with a hammer, or what have you. Or, you have to take a bite out of somebody's face. On the other hand, with a comedy, you yell at Billy Crystal for an hour, and you go home. View quote
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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. View quote
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These movies are like my children, except you can't remake my children in 3D to push up the grosses. View quote
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There's no such thing as not being afraid. View quote
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As you get older, the more complicated things get. It's almost therapeutic to be doing simple things with the kids. View quote
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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. View quote
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According to a new survey, women say they feel more comfortable undressing in front of men than they do undressing in front of other women. They say that women are too judgmental, where, of course, men are just grateful. (Robert De Niro)
I always tell actors when they go in for an audition: Don't be afraid to do what your instincts tell you. You may not get the part, but people will take notice. View quote
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You draw on whatever's relevant to the part you're playing; it makes it more personal. View quote
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I love to find new people. It's not for the sake of their being new; it's because if you find someone who perfectly fits a part, that's such a great thing. View quote
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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. View quote
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I think Hollywood has a class system. The actors are like the inmates, but the truth is they're running the asylum. View quote
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The director respects what they've hired you for and chosen you for: to do the part and respect what you're doing. View quote
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The administration's mean-spiritedness towards our art and entertainment is an expression of their mean-spirited attitude about people who want that art and entertainment, people who also want and deserve decent wages, a fair tax system, a safe environment, education for their children and healthcare for all. View quote
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There's something more powerful than bombs, and that's your vote. People must vote! View quote
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Even gangsters have morals, and they have ethics. They have a code, and you know when you give somebody your word, it's your word, because it's all you have is your word. This guy, he doesn't even know what that means. View quote
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What bothers me is that there will be people in the future who see him as an example and they'll be affected in some way, but they'll be a lot smarter and have many more colours to their personality and be more mercurial and become someone with the same values as he has but able to get much further and do more damage as a despot. That's my worry. There are people who look up to him: ‘I want to be like him.' But they'll do it much better and they'll be more smart about it. (Robert De Niro)
Rupert Murdoch became a citizen of this country; look what he's contributed by this. This is what he's going to leave. This is his legacy. It's disgraceful. He's cynical, amoral, but he has a responsibility. He came here as an immigrant, technically, and look what he did. You cannot justify having Fox News as a mouthpiece for the government. It's wrong. It's beyond disgusting. View quote
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It's a resentment of people [who are] writing about what we see is obvious gangsterism. They don't like that, so they say: ‘Fuck you, we're going to teach you people.' And they have to know they're going to be taught ... they can't get away with bullying us – people who have common sense and see what is happening in this world, and in this country. They cannot do it. It's a shame, it's a shame that [the Republicans] behave so badly.”. View quote
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The only other president who served a third term was Roosevelt because he was in a war, and this fool would go and start something. This was what Marty Scorsese was saying, and I said, ‘Marty, I never thought of that. I never thought he'd go for a third term if there was a war or something. Trump joked about being ‘president for life' with [Chinese president Xi Jinping] and so-on, he'll pardon anybody, he'll do anything. The day after he was elected, I went on a TV show and said I'd give him the benefit of the doubt and say that I hope he won't be as bad as I think he will be, but he's turned out to be a lot worse. View quote
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