Tim Robbins Quotes

• It was dangerous to hit the wrong kid in my neighborhood, because a lot of the guys I played with had fathers in the Mafia.

  Tim Robbins

• Is Walt turning over in his grave? A man named Joe Roth runs Disney right now-he gave me the go-ahead and total freedom to do whatever I wanted to do.

  Tim Robbins

• If you’re in the position to help someone and you do it, it’s very rewarding.

  Tim Robbins

• If you find yourself in a movie that you have questions about, it’s not a compromise to your integrity.

  Tim Robbins

• If I’m a commodity, it wouldn’t be a wise idea to buy stock in me – although, in the long run, maybe I’m a slow growth investment.

  Tim Robbins

• I’ve used drugs that I do consider to be dangerous, drugs that are potentially detrimental to kids and society at large.

  Tim Robbins

• I’ve long ago compromised my eight hours a night.

  Tim Robbins

• I’ve been lucky-my looks haven’t put me into one category. I don’t look like a blue blood. I don’t look like a criminal. I don’t look like anything.

  Tim Robbins

• I’m the kind of person who does not remember bad things.

  Tim Robbins

• 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 an artistic concession, then I’ll become a madman.

  Tim Robbins

• 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.

  Tim Robbins

• 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 to take criticism well. I take it personally. Start with ‘It’s a masterpiece,’ and then tell me what you think could be changed.

  Tim Robbins

• I wouldn’t say I’m a method actor. I do research when I feel I don’t have enough experience for the part I’m playing.

  Tim Robbins

• I wouldn’t even get elected. I’d probably deck a couple of people, too which would not play very well with the national media.

  Tim Robbins

• I was a sports fan, but I also went to peace marches.

  Tim Robbins

• I think the enemy is self-censorship. In a free society the biggest danger is that you’re afraid to the point where you censor yourself.

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  I started getting on my feet and clowning around, and they ended up putting me in a play when I was 12. And I was hooked.

   

  Tim Robbins

• I ran spotlight. Swept up. Did box office. Ran the lighting board. But acting was the most fun.

  Tim Robbins

• I mean, what are they scared of? Who’s going to vote for anyone from the Communist Party, for God’s sake?

  Tim Robbins

• I love iconoclasts. I love individuals. I love people that are true to themselves, whatever the cost.

  Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins (56)

Birth:	16th October, 1958
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Activist, Actor, Director, Musician, Producer, Screenwriter

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