Tim Robbins Quotes
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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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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'm six foot four and a half and I have a temper. It's reserved for very important issues. If someone is asking me to make an artistic concession, then I'll become a madman.
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If you're in the position to help someone and you do it, it's very rewarding.
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I had been unaware that baseball was a Republican sport.
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Directing is creating a whole. You're able to combine different elements and create a film that is unique and true to your vision.
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I don't know if I ever really bought into the eternal damnation bit.
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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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Notice what no one else notices and you'll know what no one else knows.
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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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I don't view myself as a political leftie. I view myself as a storyteller who is fair to both sides.
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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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It's certainly a lot more difficult to get a project made if you're talking about something progressive. That's just the nature of the industry.
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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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There are dumb actors. But there are dumb politicians and dumb bakers.
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American people are not evil. Given information, they will do the right thing. But they're not given the information.
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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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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'm fairly competant as a director and actor, but I am Mr. Neurotic as a writer. I just don't have enough confidence in my abilities to take criticism well. I take it personally. Start with 'It's a masterpiece,' and then tell me what you think could be changed.
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I think the enemy is self-censorship. In a free society the biggest danger is that you're afraid to the point where you censor yourself.
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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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My father described me as the oldest baby he'd ever seen. I apparently was very serious and reflective.
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I don't care about Clinton's haircuts or his affairs or any of that stuff.
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I don't want people to be inspired or offended by what I do. If you determine your behavior by what [other people] want, you're screwed.
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It simply comes down to this, Get Busy Living, or Get Busy Dying.
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In this time when a citizenry applauds the liberation of a country as it lives in fear of its own freedom, when people all over the country fear reprisal if they use their right to free speech, it is time to get angry. It is time to get fierce.
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You should never try irony or self-effacing humour.
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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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Americans accept that gangsters are running the government.
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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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