Avenger quotes

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Was I not clear? Then lemme give you an example. Say that somewhere, there's this guy who's suffering the absolute worst fate in the world you could possibly think of. You get wind of this guy somehow and hearing what he's going through really upsets you. That would be meaningless sentimentality I'm talking about. This is a far-off, distant world we're talking about, one you shouldn't concern yourself with. So even if someone in this far-off world leads such a sad existence, it won't keep you from living every day with a smile on your face.

- Avenger

When you have a good script you're almost in more trouble than when you have a terrible script.

- Robert Downey, Jr.

I've worked with many directors, good ones and bad ones. So if I have a chance to work the good ones, I better put myself in their hands, and trust them, because that's my big opportunity to be different, and to be better than usual.

- Thomas Kretschmann

I think life changes every year. This is just a little more comfortable.

- Robert Downey, Jr.

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.

- Robert Downey, Jr.

Acting is all about truth and honesty, and the sensitivity that's capable of transporting you.

- Thomas Kretschmann

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.

- Robert Downey, Jr.

Nothing's a break for me. Not even the breaks are breaks.

- Robert Downey, Jr.

I'm not 40 yet. I wouldn't even bother comparing myself to Chaplin.

- Robert Downey, Jr.

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

- Robert Downey, Jr.

Look, even bad years are pretty good years I think.

- Robert Downey, Jr.

I don't pretend anything anymore. I don't have time, desire or energy to calculate anymore.

- Thomas Kretschmann

With a terrible script you hustle and try to make it better. But with a good script it can be trouble because you rest on your laurels, so to speak, you think it's going to translate easily.

- Robert Downey, Jr.

I figured out, I guess, that the job just makes me happy if it's not number one. So if it all works, great. If it doesn't, I still go home, look at my kids, and I have a big smile on my face.

- Thomas Kretschmann

But I think Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang really got that thing where, if a movie reads really funny and then has some dramatic or violent or sinister stuff in it, you can't forget that primarily it has to be even funnier than you read it or that other stuff doesn't work.

- Robert Downey, Jr.

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.

- Robert Downey, Jr.

I experienced a lot, and achieved nearly everything I wanted. I can enjoy that today. Go to bed at nine in the evening, because my child wakes up around seven, without having the feeling that I missed or are missing something.

- Thomas Kretschmann

I'm proud of the fact that I made my way in life very rigorously. I was a bit too stubborn when it came to certain things, which was unnecessary, like getting independent from and leaving Germany.

- Thomas Kretschmann

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

- Robert Downey, Jr.

Acting is always a challenge.

- Robert Downey, Jr.