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title: "2 Cocky Quotes By Robert Downey, Jr"
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> [I did Air America for two reasons: to be in a movie with Mel Gibson and to make a bunch of money. And then underneath there was the hope that in doing this formulaic thing I would be launched into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-jr/i-did-air-america-for-two-reasons-to-be-in-a-movie-with-mel-gibson/)

[Robert Downey, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-jr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e38/robert-downey-jr-3620_air_i-did-air-america-for-two-reasons-to-be_1502665.png)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-jr/i-personally-would-be-shocked-if-we-went-to-the-end-of-the-tape-now/)

[Robert Downey, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-jr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/492/robert-downey-jr-3620_cocky_i-personally-would-be-shocked-if-we-went_1960718.jpg)

## Other authors on Cocky

## More by Robert Downey, Jr

> [I was kind of like chasing my tail and trying to do the right thing, and was a little bit stupid. Or irresponsible, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-jr/i-was-kind-of-like-chasing-my-tail-and-trying-to-do-the-right-thing/)

[Robert Downey, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-jr/)

> [Discipline for me is about respect. It's not even about self-respect; it's about respect for life and all it offers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-jr/discipline-for-me-is-about-respect-it-s-not-even-about-self-respect/)

[Robert Downey, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-jr/)

> [Give me a scotch, I'm starving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-jr/give-me-a-scotch-i-m-starving/)

[Robert Downey, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-jr/)

> [People never change because they are under threat or under duress. Never. They change because they see something that makes their life seem valuable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-jr/people-never-change-because-they-are-under-threat-or-under-duress/)

[Robert Downey, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-jr/)

> [Remember that just because you hit bottom doesn't mean you have to stay there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-jr/remember-that-just-because-you-hit-bottom-doesn-t-mean-you-have-to/)

[Robert Downey, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-jr/)

> [I don't like words coming out of a character's mouth that I adore because not only is he a little bit duplicitous but he's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-jr/i-don-t-like-words-coming-out-of-a-character-s-mouth-that-i-adore/)

[Robert Downey, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-jr/)

> [I don't want to be so confident in myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-jr/i-don-t-want-to-be-so-confident-in-myself/)

[Robert Downey, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-jr/)

> [Pick a dysfunction and it's a family problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-jr/pick-a-dysfunction-and-it-s-a-family-problem/)

[Robert Downey, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-jr/)

> [My old man had a philosophy: peace means having a bigger stick than the other guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-jr/my-old-man-had-a-philosophy-peace-means-having-a-bigger-stick-than/)

[Robert Downey, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-jr/)

> [Nobody learns a German aria overnight, except Jared Harris.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-jr/nobody-learns-a-german-aria-overnight-except-jared-harris/)

[Robert Downey, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-jr/)

> [You can't go from a $2,000-a-night suite at La Mirage to a penitentiary, and really understand it, and come out a liberal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-jr/you-can-t-go-from-a-2-000-a-night-suite-at-la-mirage-to-a/)

[Robert Downey, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-jr/)

> [I'm an actor, a husband, a father of two, and a full-time Avenger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-jr/i-m-an-actor-a-husband-a-father-of-two-and-a-full-time-avenger/)

[Robert Downey, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-jr/)

> [I take some pride in... representing myself exactly how I would like to have my son remember me to his kids.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-jr/i-take-some-pride-in-representing-myself-exactly-how-i-would-like-to/)

[Robert Downey, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-jr/)

> [Peace means having a bigger stick than the other guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-jr/peace-means-having-a-bigger-stick-than-the-other-guy/)

[Robert Downey, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-jr/)

> [I've always just shown up and tried to figure out what's for lunch and am I going to get to play some racquetball that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-jr/i-ve-always-just-shown-up-and-tried-to-figure-out-what-s-for-lunch/)

[Robert Downey, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-jr/)

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