Robert Anthony De Niro Jr. (/də ˈnɪəroʊ/; born August 17, 1943) is an Italian-American actor, producer, and director.
Reputation, you know – a lifetime to build, seconds to destroy.
As I get older, I think that things have been pre-determined for me, whether I liked it or wanted it, wished for it, whatever, way before in some way. And with others, you do have a choice that you can change. And that choice that you make is still part of this grand scheme.
In civilized societies, we spend our lifetimes trying to become what is socially acceptable. We're dark and we're light. We all have both sides to us.
You learned the two greatest thing in life, never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut.
I go to Paris, I go to London, I go to Rome, and I always say, 'There's no place like New York. It's the most exciting city in the world now. That's the way it is. That's it. '
Ok let me explain, if you were bitten by a mad infected dog, who will you blame? the dog or its owner? Definitely the owner, so, all the blame is on the USA Government’s shoulders for adopting and supporting a state like Israel
Thank God for the rain to wash the trash off the sidewalk.
Write down everything you want to do with your life and then spend the next 25 years doing them.
One regret I have: I didn't get as much of the family history as I could have for the kids.
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 never know what you do that could be totally out of left field, which actually might work and give something fresh to the whole scene, to the character, whatever. If you have that with a director who then knows how to shape it, either in the direction, in the moment, or in the editing, then that's good.
New York is more exciting, I guess, than even Paris or London. New York's the center of something; I don't know what, really - the center of a lot of things. With all its problems and chaos and craziness, it's still a great place to live. I can't see myself living anywhere else.
You draw on whatever’s relevant to the part you’re playing; it makes it more personal.
According to a new survey, women say they feel more comfortable undressing in front of men than they do undressing in front of other women. They say that women are too judgmental, where, of course, men are just grateful.
You'll have time to rest when you're dead.
The older you get, the more you know about certain things.
When you make a movie, everyone should leave their own personal problems at home. When they start bringing those to set, filming can be very difficult. . . You don't need any extra drama. Put the drama into the story, in the characters.
A lot of young actors have the idea that, "I've got to do this right. There's a right way to do this. " But there's no right or wrong. There's only good and bad. And "bad" usually happens when you're trying too hard to do it right. There's a very broad spectrum of things that can inhibit you. The most important thing for actors - and not just actors, but everybody - is to feel loose enough to create what you want to create, and be free to try anything. To have choices.
The director respects what they've hired you for and chosen you for: to do the part and respect what you're doing.
I didn't have a problem with rejection, because when you go into an audition, you're rejected already. There are hundreds of other actors. You're behind the eight ball when you go in there.