Robert De Niro
The mind of a writer can be a truly terrifying thing. Isolated, neurotic, caffeine-addled, crippled by procrastination, consumed by feelings of panic, self-loathing, and soul-crushing inadequacy. And that’s on a good day.Collection: Crush
You talking to me? You talking to me? Then who the hell else are you talking to - you talking to me? Well, I'm the only one here.Collection: Badass
Passion should always trump common sense.Collection: Passion
Things rarely turn out the way we want them to.Collection: Decision
Some day a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets.Collection: Real
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.Collection: Motivational
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.Collection: Funny
Write down everything you want to do with your life and then spend the next 25 years doing them.Collection: Writing
Auditions are like a gamble. Most likely you won't get the part, but if you don't go, you'll never know if you could've got it.Collection: Auditions
If De Niro wants to spend the twilight of his career as the McDonald's of master thespians, we can't stop him.Collection: Twilight
One regret I have: I didn't get as much of the family history as I could have for the kids.Collection: Regret
I have either a cucumber martini, gin martini, or a vodka martini. That's it. Simple.Collection: Simple
Everybody's in New York and, hopefully, my younger kids will go to college in New York and find something they want to do so they'll stay in the cityCollection: New York
I don’t get into these long-winded heavy discussions about character - do we do this or that or what. At the end of the day, what you gotta do is just go out there and do it.Collection: Strength
I think that's what we love about the vodka, is that it's consistent. It's consistent in its pureness and that's how I tie it to restaurants.Collection: Thinking
The one thing I always talk about in terms of restaurants is consistency. I think that's what we love about the vodka, is that it's consistent. It's consistent in its pureness and that's how I tie it to restaurants. When I think of a good restaurant, it's where the food has been consistent; there's always a consistency.Collection: Thinking
I guess the only thing to do now is meet his parents. I'm sure they're decent people. I mean they gotta be if they named their son Gaylord Focker.Collection: Funny
Even I like to go to certain restaurants and places where you have to wear a jacket, a suit and a tie, and I like that sort of old world style. I am sure it will come back in many ways, if it hasn't already. It's kind of nice and it breaks it up.Collection: Nice
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.Collection: Names
You have to think about one shot. One shot is what it's all about. A deer's gotta be taken with one shot.Collection: Taken
Callista Gingrich. Karen Santorum. Ann Romney. Now do you really think our country is ready for a white first lady?Collection: Country
Running a casino is like robbing a bank with no cops around. For guys like me, Las Vegas washes away your sins. It's like a morality car wash.Collection: Running
The bottom line is if the movie does well, everybody is happy and they forget about what they went through. And if it doesn't, it's 'I told you.' There's one director who I won't mention, who said, 'it's all blood under the bridge.'Collection: Blood
You always learn something about movies. Directing or acting, there's always something new. It's the technological thing; there's always something to learn.Collection: Acting
Thank God for the rain to wash the trash off the sidewalk.Collection: Rain
Somebody steals from me, I'm gonna say you stole. Not talk to him for spitting on the sidewalk. Understand?Collection: Money
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 IsraelCollection: Dog
I can get around pretty easily. People don't expect to see me walking around.Collection: People
I always wanted to direct. Directing is a lot more of a commitment though, a lot more time. I like directors who do very few takes, they know what they want.Collection: Commitment
Every set up that you do, everything is precisely modulated and raised and lowered.Collection: Raised
I don't remember what made me want to be an actor. In fact, I'm always curious.Collection: Actors
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.Collection: Money
Certain writers have it very precise and there's not much room to add something.Collection: Add
There are certain things I am clueless about as far as the new technologies. I see these people in front of these computers all day and I don't know what they are doing - they are doing something, obviously - with Facebook, Instagram and all that. I am aware of it, but basically not in touch.Collection: Clueless
As an actor, you use the things from yourself that you can apply to the character.Collection: Character
You do what you do best, try to stop guys like meCollection: Guy
I always enjoy coming to Israel. Israelis are warm, they're energetic people. Forthright. Very smart. I always like smart people. They're nice people, you know. Aggressive, and I respect that aggressiveness because you need it in their situation.Collection: Nice
The one thing I always talk about in terms of restaurants is consistency.Collection: Consistency
Movies are hard to make, and you have to work toward a common ethic and do your best. You don't want to work with people who don't care or who are acting out some neurotic, crazy thesis on the set.Collection: Crazy
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.Collection: Want
I certainly know the difference between right and wrong.Collection: Differences
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.Collection: Drama
It's a very stressful thing, directing a movie. You have the budget, you have the schedule, you are in certain confines, and you have everybody giving you advice about what to do.Collection: Giving
You don't just play a part. You've got to earn the right to play it.Collection: Play
If we do a sequel, I want to beat somebody's ass!Collection: Want
When I think of a good restaurant, it's where the food has been consistent; there's always a consistency.Collection: Thinking
You draw on whatever’s relevant to the part you’re playing; it makes it more personal.Collection: Relevant
Everyone's always interested in a dark theme, especially when there's humor connected to it. It seems like that helps, if that's an integral and organic part of the whole story.Collection: Dark
I hurt someone's feelings once.Collection: Hurt