Tim Robbins Quotes
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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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Toy Soldiers was my introduction to film. I certainly didn't think I was doing art by any stretch of the imagination.
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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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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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New York is not conductive to theater. New York does not encourage its young. It does not encourage experimentation.
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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 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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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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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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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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Susan is just great. I know I'm biased, but she's a great actress.
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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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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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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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There are a great number of Republicans who are economically conservative but have hearts and a consciousness about their country.
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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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I was a sports fan, but I also went to peace marches.
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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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When you have a person in power who punishes people for speaking their mind, it's truly dangerous.
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Americans accept that gangsters are running the government.
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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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I'm not gangly; I'm very coordinated. I do have a bit of a baby face. But I guess that just means I'll be working longer.