--- title: "11 Robert Deniro Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 11 Robert Deniro quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Robert Deniro sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/383/michael-cristofer-58700_done_i-guess-the-first-screenplay-of-mine-tha_105869.jpg" --- > [I guess the first screenplay of mine that was done was 'Falling in Love' with Robert DeNiro and Meryl Streep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-cristofer/i-guess-the-first-screenplay-of-mine-that-was-done-was-falling-in/) [Michael Cristofer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-cristofer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/383/michael-cristofer-58700_done_i-guess-the-first-screenplay-of-mine-tha_105869.jpg) > [When I was doing 'This Boy's Life' I wanted to be as old as Robert DeNiro and as experienced as him and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonardo-dicaprio/when-i-was-doing-this-boy-s-life-i-wanted-to-be-as-old-as-robert/) [Leonardo DiCaprio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonardo-dicaprio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/leonardo-dicaprio-997_life_when-i-was-doing-this-boy-s-life-i-wante_1343803.jpg) > [I wanted Raging Bull. I wanted Casino. I got Rocky and Bullwinkle. But that's OK, because I still get to tell people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rene-russo/i-wanted-raging-bull-i-wanted-casino-i-got-rocky-and-bullwinkle-but/) [Rene Russo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rene-russo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/254/rene-russo-29598_bulls_i-wanted-raging-bull-i-wanted-casino-i-g_225220.jpg) > [When I was a kid I really loved Humphrey Bogart. But when I was in theater school, Robert DeNiro was my go-to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-todd/when-i-was-a-kid-i-really-loved-humphrey-bogart-but-when-i-was-in/) [Tony Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-todd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35c/tony-todd-8634_guy_when-i-was-a-kid-i-really-loved-humphrey_1462419.jpg) > [Most of us float with the river and there are a few people who move the river. Robert DeNiro is definitely one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/most-of-us-float-with-the-river-and-there-are-a-few-people-who-move/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc9/ethan-hawke-1828_moving_most-of-us-float-with-the-river-and-ther_116052.png) > [It was an interesting way to come across in my first big role. To work with Robert DeNiro was very exciting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/illeana-douglas/it-was-an-interesting-way-to-come-across-in-my-first-big-role-to-work/) [Illeana Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/illeana-douglas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dca/illeana-douglas-22112_bigs_it-was-an-interesting-way-to-come-across_412392.jpg) > [Robert DeNiro, who may be the greatest living actor, usually acts in a way which is very stone-faced, like Steve McQueen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/robert-deniro-who-may-be-the-greatest-living-actor-usually-acts-in-a-2/) [Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c04/michel-hazanavicius-7804_actor_robert-deniro-who-may-be-the-greatest-li_1513619.png) > [I remember staying up all night waiting to see the first screening of Cape Fear because you knew that every time Robert…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/i-remember-staying-up-all-night-waiting-to-see-the-first-screening-of/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15c/ethan-hawke-1828_comedy_i-remember-staying-up-all-night-waiting_1183026.jpg) > [I don't separate Robert DeNiro's comedy from the serious stuff. The one thing I realize working with him in all of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alessandro-nivola/i-don-t-separate-robert-deniro-s-comedy-from-the-serious-stuff-the/) [Alessandro Nivola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alessandro-nivola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/026/alessandro-nivola-17288_comedy_i-don-t-separate-robert-deniro-s-comedy_200454.png) > [I was pretty nervous when I met Robert DeNiro. I kind of felt like a kid in a candy store for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yvonne-strahovski/i-was-pretty-nervous-when-i-met-robert-deniro-i-kind-of-felt-like-a/) [Yvonne Strahovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yvonne-strahovski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/984/yvonne-strahovski-7589_candy_i-was-pretty-nervous-when-i-met-robert-d_1769994.jpg) > [I got to work with Robert DeNiro once and it was a strange experience. Gwyneth Paltrow and I were doing Great Expectations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/i-got-to-work-with-robert-deniro-once-and-it-was-a-strange-experience/) [Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/ethan-hawke-1828_cinema_i-got-to-work-with-robert-deniro-once-an_2770878.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/robert-deniro/#itemlist", "name": "Robert Deniro Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I guess the first screenplay of mine that was done was 'Falling in Love' with Robert DeNiro and Meryl Streep.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael Cristofer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-cristofer/i-guess-the-first-screenplay-of-mine-that-was-done-was-falling-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/383/michael-cristofer-58700_done_i-guess-the-first-screenplay-of-mine-tha_105869.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/383/michael-cristofer-58700_done_i-guess-the-first-screenplay-of-mine-tha_105869.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/383/michael-cristofer-58700_done_i-guess-the-first-screenplay-of-mine-tha_105869.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I guess the first screenplay of mine that was done was 'Falling in Love' with Robert DeNiro and Meryl Streep.” — Michael Cristofer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I was doing 'This Boy's Life' I wanted to be as old as Robert DeNiro and as experienced as him and have the same respect as he did in that movie.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Leonardo DiCaprio" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonardo-dicaprio/when-i-was-doing-this-boy-s-life-i-wanted-to-be-as-old-as-robert/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/leonardo-dicaprio-997_life_when-i-was-doing-this-boy-s-life-i-wante_1343803.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/leonardo-dicaprio-997_life_when-i-was-doing-this-boy-s-life-i-wante_1343803.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/leonardo-dicaprio-997_life_when-i-was-doing-this-boy-s-life-i-wante_1343803.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I was doing 'This Boy's Life' I wanted to be as old as Robert DeNiro and as experienced as him and have…” — Leonardo DiCaprio", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I wanted Raging Bull. 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