Tim Robbins Quotes
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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 learned much more about acting from philosophy courses, psychology courses, history and anthropology than I ever learned in acting class.
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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 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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Considering the fact that I've used it in the past, and know what it is, and seen the results of it, I don't view marijuana as a dangerous drug.
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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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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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I don't care about Clinton's haircuts or his affairs or any of that stuff.
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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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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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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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New York is not conductive to theater. New York does not encourage its young. It does not encourage experimentation.
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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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There are a great number of Republicans who are economically conservative but have hearts and a consciousness about their country.
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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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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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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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Just because someone gets arrested doesn't mean what they are doing is wrong. Some laws are unfair and unjust.
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Americans accept that gangsters are running the government.
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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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It simply comes down to this, Get Busy Living, or Get Busy Dying.