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Rob Reiner

(1947–2025) Film Director United States

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Rob Reiner was a film director from the United States, best known for The Princess Bride.

Quick Facts About Rob Reiner

Born: March 6, 1947
Died: December 14, 2025
Nationality: United States
Profession: Film Director
Notable works: The Princess Bride
Known for: When Harry Met Sally, The Princess Bride, Stand by Me, All in the Family, This Is Spinal Tap
Spouse: Michele Singer Reiner

About Rob Reiner

Robert Reiner was an American filmmaker, actor, and political activist. He directed a series of acclaimed studio films in a career that spanned comedy, drama, romance, and documentary. Reiner received numerous accolades, including winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Hugo Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and nine Golden Globe Awards. He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999 and received the Chaplin Gala Tribute at the Film at Lincoln Center in 2014. Three of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award

Quotes by Rob Reiner · Page 2

We made the joke when we screened 'Bucket List' that there was 100% desire to see amongst our demographic with a 40%…

Ability

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Anytime a movie lasts, it's really a thrill. I mean, that people can still pick up on it, and still enjoy it,…

Adventure

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I don't think you should necessarily listen to a celebrity just because he is one. But if you can marshal your celebrity…

Actually

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I don't think anybody's all good or all bad.

Anybody

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I act once in awhile if something comes up that seems fun. I like to do it - its a lot of…

Come up

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I make the joke, all the time, that if you have the word "man" and a number in the title, like Batman…

Iron man

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This is about the daily ins and outs of a marriage. I don't want to give away the ending, but they are…

Crafts

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I acted when I was young, but at 19, I had my own theater company where I acted but also directed. I…

Acted

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Usually, I have in mind what I want to do. I shoot pretty economically, so I'm not shooting tons of stuff that…

Cinema

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You work with every actor differently. It's like if you're a mother, if you have children, some children need more discipline. Other…

Actors

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I hate those movies where hundreds of people get blown up and there are jokes afterward. They poison the soul.

Hate

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You - I don't think anybody ever forgets the first person they fell in love with. That's something that everybody remembers, and…

Always

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I like writing because you can make things happen and turn out the way they never do in real life.

Life

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Under the current system, all children under 17 are treated equally. However, while some films may be appropriate for older children to…

Appropriate

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If you've ever made up something on the spot and made somebody laugh, you can credit Jonathan Winters with inspiration.

Credit

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I think for every parent, they know their kids better than anybody else, and they have to just trust their own instincts.

Instinct

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Harry [Shearer] and I had an idea to do a movie about rock 'n' roll from the roadies' perspective, from backstage. Then…

Discarded

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The problem we have right now in Washington is we don't have the face of a leader.

Faces

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I think I have a finely tuned sense of humor. I think just being around it and growing up in it... my…

Brooks

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I remember once, years ago, I met Sting, and he told me that he had seen 'Spinal Tap' 50 times. He said:…

Cry

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“Ultimately all you can do is fix yourself. And that's a lot. Because if you can fix yourself, it has a ripple…

Ripple effect

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Most people are in marriages, and there are very few movies made about what it really is like to be married for…

Affair

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TV's great. I think the best stuff is happening on television.

Happenings

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We agreed that we cannot let personal political attacks get in the way of doing the very best we can for California's…

California

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Albert [Brooks] was rare in that he could make adults laugh. He was a prodigy. At age 15 and 16, he could…

Adults

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