Top 100 Downey Quotes

#1. 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.

Downey Quotes #3565
#2. Listen, smile, agree, then do whatever you were going to do anyway.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #6665
#3. Nothing pleases me more than when somebody who was awe-inspired to be working with me realizes I'm just another schmuck that they're bored of hanging out with on a set. I love that moment. I like it when that persistent illusion is smashed.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #7948
#4. People rise out of the ashes because, at some point, they are invested with a belief in the possibility of triumph over seemingly impossible odds,

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #14542
#5. I have loved Jesus my whole life, and it has been such a privilege for me. To be able to marry my work and God together has been such a blessing.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #45433
#6. I know who I am. I'm a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude,

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #57487
#7. Robert Downey Jr. doesn't work out like us regular folks. Adulation bathes him from the moment he arrives at his Los Angeles martial arts studio.

Stephen Rodrick

Downey Quotes #58852
#8. 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.

Downey Quotes #65743
#9. If I can steal away and read something other than what I have to for my work, it's restorative.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #116933
#10. 'A.D.' will focus on life after the crucifixion and the dangers that the disciples faced in the aftermath of Jesus' resurrection.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #117889
#11. Having played an angel for so long, you can imagine that I've been asked to endorse any number of causes over the years. Obviously I have to limit my participation with any charity, so I decided to really concentrate on my love of children.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #120875
#12. Look, even bad years are pretty good years I think.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #135228
#13. We're nondenominational. I come from Northern Ireland, and we've had religious wars for years. I didn't want to create an illusion that my God is better than your God. So our show is a spiritual show, not a religious show.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #146734
#14. Remember that just because you hit bottom doesn't mean you have to stay there.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #173298
#15. This CD became something of a personal journey for me. The tone of the whole CD is uplifting and inspirational. It's an upper. We have enough downers in the world.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #188772
#16. I guess the issue for me is to keep things dynamic.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #196036
#17. I think I've been lucky, being my frequent appearances on Court TV have brought to me another level than just the actor guy.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #197890
#18. A long way of saying I've seen a lot of kind of more systemic and processed changes. Although we still are providing the kind of material you're still seeing out there now.

Susan Downey

Downey Quotes #210337
#19. There is unpanned gold in every soul you run into, no matter what walk of life they are from.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #217659
#20. I think I just never wanted to be the creepy guy where people say, 'Why do his leading ladies keep getting younger and younger, and why do they think he's so hot even though we know that the girl who's playing this part actually has a handsome boyfriend?'

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #219090
#21. Job one is get out of that cave. A lot of people do get out but don't change,

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #222798
#22. If you're raised with a poverty mentality, nothing is going to change it. I do know some really stingy billionaires. I come from such a generation of hand-to-mouthers.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #227722
#23. Extraordinarily, I was up in the cemetery in Derry City, and I had a red cape on with a fur hood as a little girl, when a gun battle broke out between the IRA and the British Army, and I got caught in the crossfire.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #230850
#24. I think Operation Smile is in more than 22 countries, mostly Third World. It just happened that my schedule opened up at the time they were heading to Vietnam.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #231374
#25. On the other hand, Teatime's corkscrew of a mind was exactly the tool to deal with something like this. And if he didn't ... well, that was hardly Downey's fault, was it?

Terry Pratchett

Downey Quotes #237716
#26. After being thrown out of the house, four schools and the United States Army, I discovered that I was on the right track.

Robert Downey, Sr.

Downey Quotes #243472
#27. Every time I feel that I really hit critical mass and I'm in the right place is when I feel like the director and I become a third thing, and that's the character.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #254708
#28. It's interesting when you're old enough to take a new, objective approach looking at your parents, frame them in a way where you are actually taking yourself out of the equation and just look at the things that are true about their life.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #261638
#29. I think the goal is to make a well written scene seem like it's improvised and/or to come up with things that you find in the room that you couldn't have known until you get into the real situation, just try to improve things as you go along.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #263867
#30. Catholics Come Home inspires each of us to share God's love with others, in order to help change the world for the better, for eternity!

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #298954
#31. Mediocrity is my biggest fear. I'm not afraid of total failure because I don't think that will happen. I'm not afraid of success because that beats the hell out of failure. It's being in the middle that scares me.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #300076
#32. Does any new parent, even if you're not a first-time parent, ever really know what to do?

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #318970
#33. One of my pet peeves about biblical epics was that the characters' costumes always looked like they're just out of the dry cleaners.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #336272
#34. I didn't have an identity. It was manufactured. My identity now? It was written on the wall by ancient forces.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #368805
#35. We've been playing a lot with television. We have some shows set up and then some new shows that are about to be set up. That's gonna be kind of a fun thing for us as producers.

Susan Downey

Downey Quotes #368929
#36. I want to give myself the freedom not to have to be projecting my whole life ahead.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #385792
#37. And as the elevator descents, passing the second floor, and the first floor, going even father down, I realize that the money doesn't matter. That all that does is that I want to see the worst

Bret Easton Ellis

Downey Quotes #399788
#38. I grew up in a house full of faith, and my mother died when I was a little girl, and I found comfort in my faith.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #413843
#39. A smile costs about $240.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #460814
#40. 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.

Downey Quotes #468947
#41. Growing up in Ireland, when my family received important news, good or bad, we would boil water and make tea. It was the first thing I did when my father died in 1984. This ritual allowed me a moment to take in the enormity of what had happened.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #475636
#42. I always think part of success is being able to replicate results, taking what is interesting or viable about yourself as a professional person and seeing if you bring it into different situations with similar results.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #500766
#43. I, personally, would be shocked if we went to the end of the tape now and I didn't have at least one ... Look, even if I don't get one directly, eventually they're just going to have to give me one when I get old. So no matter how you slice it, I'm getting one.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #504087
#44. Whenever I watch someone doing something, even if it doesn't turn out so great, I at least admire their intentions and stuff.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #510229
#45. Despite the huge crowd, He speaks to His disciples as though no one else is there.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #518368
#46. Warner Bros., where I spent pretty much most of my professional life, they continue to make a lot of movies but so many of the studios are pulling back.

Susan Downey

Downey Quotes #520461
#47. Do I want to be a hero to my son? No. I would like to be a very real human being. That's hard enough.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #521236
#48. 'Touched by an Angel' started my calling to be the messenger, and on a weekly basis, I was able to deliver the message of God's love to the world.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #533985
#49. If you have donated, these children may never know your name, but they will never forget your kindness.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #536201
#50. I know very little about acting. I'm just an incredibly gifted faker.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #538968
#51. I'd love to do some bedtime stories for kids or that kind of thing. But with the demands of the shooting schedule and balancing the demands of being a single mother, it's a wonder you can squeeze in anything.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #553786
#52. I think life changes every year. This is just a little more comfortable.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #555937
#53. I know if you talk faster and use more ten-dollar words than everyone around you, you convince half of them that they should shut up because you know what you're talking about.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #563035
#54. He speaks the words of a distant prophet as though He has written the words Himself.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #566828
#55. From Drew Barrymore to Robert Downey Jr., there's a long list of people who have faced their troubles, wildly overcome them, and succeeded.

Chris Pine

Downey Quotes #572216
#56. McDonald's being the official restaurant of the Olympics is like smoking being the official medicine of cancer.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #572730
#57. But I will agree that I think that things happen with people in relationships, that you might have been able to enjoy Morocco, say, if you weren't getting out of a bad marriage. You know what I mean?

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #587851
#58. Smoking dope and smoking coke, you are rendered defenseless. The only way out of that hopeless state is intervention.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #589519
#59. We work hard on the show. We really believe in the show. It's an enormous privilege to work on a show that has the power to touch people's lives in such a positive way. The fan mail and the e-mail certainly reflect that.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #607945
#60. If I was a lawyer, I'd be my own best client.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #614465
#61. I am in the continual process of transcending fear-based rituals

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #626356
#62. At the end of the day, anything I think I'm sacrificing I'm just giving up because it makes me feel better.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #642163
#63. I just don't like big guys who speak cryptically and act like they understand the language better than me.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #654286
#64. [Addiction's] not about placating the bad dog - it's about feeding the good dog. You still have to feed the bad dog, but only enough so that the ASPCA doesn't bring you up on charges.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #674935
#65. It's weird when one movie that's connected to another doesn't reference that movie at all.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #675467
#66. I could deal with this [Pokemon] if I smoked a couple of grams of blacktar heroin.

Robert Downey, Sr.

Downey Quotes #680422
#67. 'The Dovekeepers' is a fantastic novel written by Alice Hoffman; it was a bestselling novel, and I fell in love with the book and bought the rights to it.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #683294
#68. I've played an angel on 'Touched by an Angel,' bringing the message of God's love. It was such a privilege for me as a person of faith to deliver the message.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #698385
#69. Discipline for me is about respect. It's not even about self-respect; it's about respect for life and all it offers.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #699477
#70. I just think it's good to be confident. If I'm not on my team why should anybody else be?

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #708513
#71. When you have a good script you're almost in more trouble than when you have a terrible script.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #711857
#72. I have a home in Salt Lake, and I have a home in Malibu, at the beach.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #715185
#73. I take some pride in ... representing myself exactly how I would like to have my son remember me to his kids.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #719044
#74. I'm in a happy relationship, me and my ex are on really good terms, my kid and I are in a good spot.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #724323
#75. One of the great things about the 'Iron Man' franchise is that they employ fascinating actors who don't necessarily do action movies. Before 'Iron Man' you didn't associate Robert Downey, Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow with those kinds of films. There's an emphasis on repartee and wit.

Rebecca Hall

Downey Quotes #742092
#76. I think we all do have a guardian angel. I believe they work through us all the time, when we are thoughtful and good and kind to each other.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #767769
#77. I've always felt that if you're not on your side, why should anyone else be. So I always encourage people to be confident, and sometime even a little falsely so, just so you can give yourself an opportunity.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #770296
#78. People are hungry for stories of faith. People are hungry for hope.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #780778
#79. Dad's Jewish and Irish, Mom's German and Scotch. I couldn't say I was anything. My last name isn't even Downey. My dad changed his name when he wanted to get into the Army and was underage. My real name is Robert Elias. I feel like I'm still looking for a home in some way.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #794393
#80. As long as my viewpoint is the default, I can't experience love.

Dawn Downey

Downey Quotes #795728
#81. I'm very good at deconstructing. I'm a very good troubleshooter for why something is unlikely to work. And most everything is unlikely to work.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #801527
#82. For all live births, the mean pregnancy length is 38.6 weeks, the standard deviation is 2.7 weeks, which means we should expect deviations of 2-3 weeks to be common.

Allen B. Downey

Downey Quotes #802563
#83. I am inspired by seeing kindness in others. It touches me and reminds me to be kind as well.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #806393
#84. Sometimes if you're wanting to look just a little bit taller, then you want to dress with just more of a thin cut.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #824852
#85. And I think for a man whose native tongue is Spanish to be able to put together a phrase like 'cultural genocide' just speaks to how bright he is.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #827096
#86. I live a life of gratitude for the abundance of love that I have and that 'Touched by An Angel' still has an impact that fans are still accessing.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #839418
#87. Before I left home for drama school in England, my father took me outside one night and told me that wherever I was, the moon would shine on both of us. Months later, walking in London, I'd look at the moon and feel his love. Now I've shared the ritual with my own kids.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #847852
#88. I grew up with a lot of people whose whole prime mover was dad rage. I never really had it - it always seemed so empty. It always seemed to be masking something else, which was really their own lack of initiative.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #851824
#89. I don't think I'm in any position to give anybody advice about anything.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #857962
#90. I lost both my parents young - but I have felt their presence throughout my life.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #869583
#91. If I were to look back at my career, I think my greatest achievement is very simple. I've been able to make choices where I could glorify God.

Roma Downey

Downey Quotes #869939
#92. He's one of those rare creatures who can party like past-day Robert Downey Jr. and somehow be as successful and revered as present-day Robert Downey Jr.

Elle Kennedy

Downey Quotes #870983
#93. Wing Chun teaches you what to concentrate on, whether you're here or out in the world dealing with problems. It's second nature for me now. I don't even get to the point where there's a problem.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #873293
#94. The audience can feel the subtleties of the characters.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #877871
#95. A properly trained lybrarian is one of the most fearless and fearsome beings in the world!

Jen Swann Downey

Downey Quotes #887196
#96. 'Shaggy Dog' was a very, very important movie for me. It was a very enjoyable experience.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #890170
#97. Sometimes you're not supposed to enjoy it [acting]. You're supposed to cooperate with misery and proceed anyway. But what I do enjoy is a sense of well-being and just participating in life and life's turns.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #892598
#98. I really don't want to thank my wife because I could be bussing tables at the Daily Grill right now if not for her. Jesus, what a gig that'd be.

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #898615
#99. No matter how you arrive at the awareness and belief that you've lived before and will live again, the most lasting healing benefit will be the change in your attitude. You are creating your future lives right at this moment, and every moment of decision-making.

Lianne Downey

Downey Quotes #899210
#100. It's become this really odd thing where even some of the folks who build the things that we wear for entertainment are contacted by DARPA-esque companies who are saying, "Yeah, we're really doing that, and we want to talk to you."

Robert Downey Jr.

Downey Quotes #916940

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