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> [When I got out of the Army, I started writing the usual 'Catcher in the Rye' imitations, and then I wrote something that was done Off-Off Broadway in a theater. It was called 'What Else Is There?' and it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-sr/when-i-got-out-of-the-army-i-started-writing-the-usual-catcher-in-the/)

[Robert Downey Sr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-sr/)

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## Other authors on Catcher in the rye

- [J.D. Salinger 16 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/catcher-in-the-rye/j-d-salinger/)

## More by Robert Downey Sr

> [I loved reading when the critics in New York would say that some of my films reminded them of Lenny Bruce.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-sr/i-loved-reading-when-the-critics-in-new-york-would-say-that-some-of/)

[Robert Downey Sr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-sr/)

> [I'm too young to be a king and too committed to be a queen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-sr/i-m-too-young-to-be-a-king-and-too-committed-to-be-a-queen/)

[Robert Downey Sr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-sr/)

> ['Tropic Thunder' I think is a great film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-sr/tropic-thunder-i-think-is-a-great-film/)

[Robert Downey Sr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-sr/)

> [My parents got divorced when I was really young.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-sr/my-parents-got-divorced-when-i-was-really-young/)

[Robert Downey Sr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-sr/)

> [Godard is a phony to me. His technique is great, but he just keeps replaying the same political rhetoric.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-sr/godard-is-a-phony-to-me-his-technique-is-great-but-he-just-keeps/)

[Robert Downey Sr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-sr/)

> [Everything established should go out the window. But I don't know how to do it. If someone knew how, it would have happened by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-sr/everything-established-should-go-out-the-window-but-i-don-t-know-how/)

[Robert Downey Sr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-sr/)

> [I'm really happy for my son. He's turned his life around. I'm so proud of him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-sr/i-m-really-happy-for-my-son-he-s-turned-his-life-around-i-m-so-proud/)

[Robert Downey Sr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-sr/)

> [Tell me a country that is doing well and has a great leader? You look at the nuclear weapons all over the place, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-sr/tell-me-a-country-that-is-doing-well-and-has-a-great-leader-you-look/)

[Robert Downey Sr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-sr/)

> [I'm not going to stop just because I'm 78. Bunuel made films into his eighties, and he could hardly see. I hope I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-sr/i-m-not-going-to-stop-just-because-i-m-78-bunuel-made-films-into-his/)

[Robert Downey Sr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-sr/)

> [When I got out of the Army, I started writing the usual 'Catcher in the Rye' imitations, and then I wrote something that was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-sr/when-i-got-out-of-the-army-i-started-writing-the-usual-catcher-in-the/)

[Robert Downey Sr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-sr/)

> [I'm not an actor. I can show up for friends and improvise a little bit, but I'm not an actor. I can't remember lines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-sr/i-m-not-an-actor-i-can-show-up-for-friends-and-improvise-a-little-bit-2/)

[Robert Downey Sr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-sr/)

> [Life is too easy when you're a movie star. People will do anything you want and get you anything you want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-sr/life-is-too-easy-when-you-re-a-movie-star-people-will-do-anything-you/)

[Robert Downey Sr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-sr/)

> [To get me in to the Army underage, my mother signed me in saying that my birth certificate was lost in a fire in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-sr/to-get-me-in-to-the-army-underage-my-mother-signed-me-in-saying-that/)

[Robert Downey Sr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-sr/)

> [To have been able to do this for so long and to not have to work a regular job is a thrill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-sr/to-have-been-able-to-do-this-for-so-long-and-to-not-have-to-work-a/)

[Robert Downey Sr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-sr/)

> [I don't look at it as a career. I've just made a few films, and I want to make a few more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-sr/i-don-t-look-at-it-as-a-career-i-ve-just-made-a-few-films-and-i-want/)

[Robert Downey Sr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-sr/)

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