Tim Robbins Quotes
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There's nothing more boring than unintelligent actors, because all they have to talk about is themselves and acting. There have to be other things.
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I don't care about Clinton's haircuts or his affairs or any of that stuff.
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Any time you're trying to do a movie with a happy ending, it's very difficult because it's been done before and you don't want to be manipulative.
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I ran spotlight. Swept up. Did box office. Ran the lighting board. But acting was the most fun.
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I have personal beliefs and they are sometimes reflected in the movies I make, but I also reflect other points of view.
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New York is not conductive to theater. New York does not encourage its young. It does not encourage experimentation.
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I grew up in New York, and I have that in me, that be-honest-at-all-costs, don't b.s. me attitude. I say, If you've got something to say about me, say it to my face. And then we'll either talk about it or fight about it.
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My philosophy is, don't take no for an answer and be willing to sacrifice your entire project for freedom.
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Is Walt turning over in his grave? A man named Joe Roth runs Disney right now-he gave me the go-ahead and total freedom to do whatever I wanted to do.
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Our resistance to this war should be our resistance to profit at the cost of human life. Because that is what these drums beating over Iraq are really about. This is about business.
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Susan is just great. I know I'm biased, but she's a great actress.
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Altman was told they wouldn't do the film with me. He could easily have abandoned me, but he stood by me and really bailed me out.
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It was dangerous to hit the wrong kid in my neighborhood, because a lot of the guys I played with had fathers in the Mafia.
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I've been lucky-my looks haven't put me into one category. I don't look like a blue blood. I don't look like a criminal. I don't look like anything.
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There are a great number of Republicans who are economically conservative but have hearts and a consciousness about their country.
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I learned never to listen to acting teachers because they don't know what the hell they're talking about.
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If you say, I'm living in America and I have freedom of speech but I choose not to use it because it's going to cost me, well, you're not living in freedom. You're not free.
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Americans accept that gangsters are running the government.
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Just because someone gets arrested doesn't mean what they are doing is wrong. Some laws are unfair and unjust.
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Most good actors have a huge intelligence about the human condition and a real open heart to different kinds of people and behavior.
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You get money out of acting. You get gray hair out of directing. Actually, I get more of a rush from directing.
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It's difficult when you have to turn down a tremendous amount of money because you don't like what the script is saying and you don't have any money.
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Any journey in life, if not done for human reasons of understanding and love, would be a very empty and lonely one.
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Notice what no one else notices and you'll know what no one else knows.