Tim Robbins Quotes

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• There's always someone telling you not to do something. The main thing is just to ignore them.
• There is no question that [Dan] Quayle is an uneducated idiot. But someone, somewhere cleverly realized that the best diversion from Bush is to put…
• 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…
• 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.
• 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…
• Bush is very clever. When the debate should have been about the deterioration of our cities and the lack of action by government, he sent…
• What you get is what you get. What you do with what you get, that’s more the point.
• I have personal beliefs and they are sometimes reflected in the movies I make, but I also reflect other points of view.
• In this time when a citizenry applauds the liberation of a country as it lives in fear of its own freedomwhen people all over the…
• My father described me as the oldest baby he'd ever seen. I apparently was very serious and reflective.
• I'm not gangly; I'm very coordinated. I do have a bit of a baby face. But I guess that just means I'll be working longer.
• Our resistance to this war should be our resistance to profit at the cost of human life. Because that is what these drums beating over…
• I mean, what are they scared of? Who's going to vote for anyone from the Communist Party, for God's sake?
• My philosophy is, don't take no for an answer and be willing to sacrifice your entire project for freedom.
• Susan is just great. I know I'm biased, but she's a great actress.
• If you find yourself in a movie that you have questions about, it's not a compromise to your integrity.
• Notice what no one else notices and you'll know what no one else knows.
• 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…
• Most good actors have a huge intelligence about the human condition and a real open heart to different kinds of people and behavior.
• 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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