I've never been one of those actors who has touted myself as a fascinating human being. I had to decide early on whether I was to be an actor or a personality.

Quote by Robert De Niro

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There is a certain combination of anarchy and discipline in the way I work.

There is a certain combination of anarchy and discipline in the way I work.

I think Hollywood has a class system. The actors are like the inmates, but the...

I think Hollywood has a class system. The actors are like the inmates, but the...

You'll have time to rest when you're dead.

You'll have time to rest when you're dead.

I don't like to watch my own movies - I fall asleep in my own...

I don't like to watch my own movies - I fall asleep in my own...

It's important not to indicate. People don't try to show their feelings, they try to...

It's important not to indicate. People don't try to show their feelings, they try to...

There's nothing more ironic or contradictory than life itself.

There's nothing more ironic or contradictory than life itself.

One of the things about acting is it allows you to live other people's lives...

One of the things about acting is it allows you to live other people's lives...

When you make a drama, you spend all day beating a guy to death with...

When you make a drama, you spend all day beating a guy to death with...

I go to Paris, I go to London, I go to Rome, and I always...

I go to Paris, I go to London, I go to Rome, and I always...

You learned the two greatest thing in life, never rat on your friends, and always...

You learned the two greatest thing in life, never rat on your friends, and always...

There is a certain combination of anarchy and discipline in the way I work.

There is a certain combination of anarchy and discipline in the way I work.

The talent is in the choices.

The talent is in the choices.

Almost every comedy you see is about people making all wrong choices and making all...

Almost every comedy you see is about people making all wrong choices and making all...

You are your choices.

You are your choices.

The choicest thing this world has for a man is affection.

The choicest thing this world has for a man is affection.

We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.

We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.

I had to make some drastic choices to avoid losing myself.

I had to make some drastic choices to avoid losing myself.

It's all about being flexible, and avoiding choices whenever possible. Choices suck, they are inherently...

It's all about being flexible, and avoiding choices whenever possible. Choices suck, they are inherently...

The key to accepting responsibility for your life is to accept the fact that your...

The key to accepting responsibility for your life is to accept the fact that your...

It is the road you take that decides your destiny and not your destiny that...

It is the road you take that decides your destiny and not your destiny that...