Robert Anthony De Niro Jr. (/də ˈnɪəroʊ/; born August 17, 1943) is an Italian-American actor, producer, and director.
If it's the right chair, it doesn't take too long to get comfortable in it.
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.
I spent lunchtime in a grave during the filming of 'Bloody Mama. ' When you're younger, you feel that's what you need to do to help you stay in character. When you get older, you become more confident and less intense about it - and you can achieve the same effect.
I mean, the actors that I admired were Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, an actress named Barbara Harris. And Greta Garbo. They were great actors.
If De Niro wants to spend the twilight of his career as the McDonald's of master thespians, we can't stop him.
I always say people can call me anything they want as long as they don't call me late for supper.
I always go back to how people behave. If you watch how people actually behave in a situation, it's very simple and honest and contained. You don't need to use as much expression, as much feeling. Some characters will boil over, and that's another thing, but a lot of times I think you can just do very, very little.
I will not hesitate. Not for a second.
I certainly know the difference between right and wrong.
As an actor who's starting out, you can't say, "Hey, I'm too good for this. " You gotta do it, because people see you, your name gets around, and it has a cumulative effect.
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.
In the casino, the cardinal rule is to keep them playing and to keep them coming back. The longer they play, the more they lose, and in the end, we get it all.
You learned the two greatest thing in life, never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut.
There's nothing more ironic or contradictory than life itself.
When you love someone you gotta trust them, there's no other way. You gotta give them the key to everything that's yours. Otherwise, what's the point?
If you don't co-operate you're gonna suffer from fistophobia.
The director respects what they've hired you for and chosen you for: to do the part and respect what you're doing.
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.
Better to be king for a night than a schmuck for a lifetime.