Robert De Niro Quotes, Thoughts and images

Time goes on. So whatever you're going to do, do it. Do it now. Don't wait.

You don't need words to express feelings.

Better to be king for a night than a schmuck for a lifetime.

The saddest thing in life is wasted talent

Reputation, you know – a lifetime to build, seconds to destroy.

I never walk into a place I don't know how to walk out of.

If you don't go, you'll never know.

There is only one way to gain access to the truth and that is to not expect anything.

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

Passion should always trump common sense.

If it's the right chair, it doesn't take too long to get comfortable in it.

If you're an actor, always be true to your character. If you are not an actor, have character and always be true to yourself.

The talent is in the choices.

The older you get, the more you know about certain things.

Feeling a little bit alive is a lot better than just waiting to die.

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

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

The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you.

You don't have to rush to do anything.

I got some bad ideas in my head.

You don'’t always have to have the answer to everything.

Loneliness has been following me my whole life.

Whenever there is any doubt, there is no doubt.

Some day a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets.

I always say people can call me anything they want as long as they don't call me late for supper.

If you don't co-operate you're gonna suffer from fistophobia.

Italy has changed. But Rome is Rome.

Things rarely turn out the way we want them to.

Money makes your life easier. If you're lucky to have it, you're lucky.

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

In acting, I always try to go back to what would actually be the real situation, the real human behavior in life.

I have to be able to trust you with my life. Do you understand?

The one thing I always talk about in terms of restaurants is consistency.

Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner.

As a kid I didn't root for the bad guys.

I will not hesitate. Not for a second.

I certainly know the difference between right and wrong.

When you are working hard, you don't have time for anything other than what you are doing in the scene and what the director wants.

You don't just play a part. You've got to earn the right to play it.

Good directors can bring certain things out of you, with their intensity or gentleness or sensitivity or understanding. They can make an actor feel he can do no wrong.

You do what you do best, try to stop guys like me

If we do a sequel, I want to beat somebody's ass!

Movies are hard work. The public doesn't see that. The critics don't see it. But they're a lot of work. A lot of work.

I think Hollywood has a class system. The actors are like the inmates, but the truth is they're running the asylum.

You draw on whatever’s relevant to the part you’re playing; it makes it more personal.