65 Funny, Inspirational & Iconic Robert Downey Jr Quotes
The actor of Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes, Robert Downey Jr, is one of the most successful and critically acclaimed professionals in the industry. His life story makes the following Robert Downey Jr quotes from his life and movies absolutely fascinating.
Robert Downey Jr started early his carrier as his father was a director. However, he wasn’t always the millionaire, philanthropist, or superstar we know today. Early success came with early troubles for Robert Downey. From a young age, he was addicted to substances along with his father, in an attempt to win his validation. When he was a teenager, he moved to New York to study acting. Already during the ‘80s he appeared in important productions, such as Less than zero and Chances are. However, in the 90s, his drug addiction worsened, and he was often in and out of rehab. He hit rock bottom in the late 90s when he spent six months in jail after an accusation about possessing illegal substances and guns.
A turning point in his life came in 2003 when he met his wife, Susan Downey, who – along with rehab and meditation – helped him overcome his addictions. Robert Downey’s carrier soared after that, as he took prestige roles in movies such as Gothika and Good Night, and Good Luck, with the highlight being the leading role of Iron Man in 2008. Since then, he has participated in twelve films of the Avengers universe, one of the most successful franchises ever filmed. Some of his career’s milestones include a nomination for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Awards, and recognition from Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008.
With a life like this, his quotes can only be epic. Attributing a special feeling to his characters, his movie quotes from films like Iron Man, Tropic Thunder and Sherlock Holmes always hide a sense of sarcasm, wittiness, and humor.
Table of Contents
- Funny Robert Downey Jr Quotes
- Robert Downey Jr Quotes as Tony Stark from Iron Man / Avengers
- Robert Downey Jr as Sherlock Holmes Quotes
- Robert Downey Jr Quotes from Tropic Thunder
- Inspirational Robert Downey Jr Quotes
Funny Robert Downey Jr Quotes
- I don’t need an Iron Man suit. I’m already a weapon of mass seduction. Robert Downey Jr
- I know very little about acting. I’m just an incredibly gifted faker. Robert Downey Jr
- I don’t drink these days, I am allergic to alcohol and narcotics. I break out in handcuffs. Robert Downey Jr
- I’ve always been a fella who put most of my eggs in one basket and then take a dump in the basket but I really don’t know. Robert Downey Jr
- Wow, I feel sore. I mean physically, not like a guy who’s angry in a movie in the 1950’s. Robert Downey Jr
- Imagine a faraway place, Hank, where people value your opinion. Now go there. Robert Downey Jr
- What just happened? Please tell me nobody kissed me. Robert Downey Jr
- Well, performance issues, it’s not uncommon. One out of five… Robert Downey Jr
- You are pretty spry, for an older fellow. What’s your thing, Pilates? Robert Downey Jr
- He’s a spy. Captain. He’s THE spy. His secrets have secrets. Robert Downey Jr
- An intelligence agency that FEARS intelligence? Historically, not awesome. Robert Downey Jr
- Go to bed, or I’ll sell all your toys. Robert Downey Jr
Robert Downey Jr Quotes as Tony Stark from Iron Man / Avengers
- I am Iron Man. The suit and I are one. Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- You know, I’ve got a cluster of shrapnel, trying every second to crawl its way into my heart. Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- You know, it’s moments like these when I realize how much of a superhero I am. Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- Following’s not really my style. Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- Apparently I’m volatile, self-obsessed, and don’t play well with others. Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist. Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- I build neat stuff, got a great girl, occasionally save the world. So why can’t I sleep? Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- I love you 3000. Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- I have to protect the one thing that I can’t live without. That’s you. Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- You should come by Stark Tower sometime. Top 10 floors all R&D, you’d love it… it’s candyland. Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- Give yourself some credit, please. Stark Tower is your baby. Give yourself… 12% of the credit. Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- Turns out resentment is corrosive, and I hate it. Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- The Avengers. That’s what we call ourselves; we’re sort of like a team. ‘Earth’s Mightiest Heroes’ type thing. Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- Because if we can’t protect the earth, you can be damn well sure we’ll avenge it. Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- Isn’t it why we fight so we could end the fight and go home? Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- I’m gonna stop you right there, Scott. Are you seriously telling me that your plan to save the universe is based on “Back to the Future?” Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- We got a shot at getting these stones, but I gotta tell you my priorities: Bring back what we lost? I hope, yes. Keep what I got? I have to, at all costs. And…maybe not die trying will be nice. Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- It’s good to meet you, Dr. Banner. Your work on anti-electron collisions is unparalleled. And I’m a huge fan of the way you lose control and turn into an enormous green rage monster. Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- Don’t do anything I would do, and definitely don’t do anything I wouldn’t do. Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- If you’re nothing without the suit, then you shouldn’t have it. Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- If we can’t accept limitations, we’re no better than the bad guys. Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- No amount of money ever bought a second of time. Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- I got my second chance right here, cap. Can’t roll the dice on that. Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- We create our own Demons. Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- Okay, anybody on our side hiding any shocking and fantastic abilities they’d like to disclose? I’m open to suggestions. Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- Hey, you said one out of fourteen million, we’d win, yeah? Tell me this is it. Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- It’s not about how much we lost. It’s about how much we have left. We’re the Avengers. We gotta finish this. You trust me? Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
- Everything’s gonna workout exactly the way it’s supposed to. Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man
Robert Downey Jr as Sherlock Holmes Quotes
- There is absolutely nothing of interest to me, out there, on Earth, at all. Robert Downey Jr, Sherlock Holmes
- My mind rebels at stagnation! Give me problems! Give me work! Robert Downey Jr, Sherlock Holmes
- Data, data, data. I cannot make bricks without clay. Robert Downey Jr, Sherlock Holmes
- Never theorize before you have data. Invariably, you end up twisting facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. Robert Downey Jr, Sherlock Holmes
- There’s nothing more elusive than an obvious fact. Robert Downey Jr, Sherlock Holmes
- There was never any magic. Only conjuring tricks. Robert Downey Jr, Sherlock Holmes
- You have the grand gift of silence, Watson; it makes you quite invaluable as a companion. Robert Downey Jr, Sherlock Holmes
- It’s a matter of professional integrity! No girl wants to marry a doctor who can’t tell if a man’s dead or not! Robert Downey Jr, Sherlock Holmes
- There’s only at one case that intrigues me at present. The curious case of Mrs. Hudson, the absentee landlady. I’ve been studying her comings and goings, they appear most… sinister. Robert Downey Jr, Sherlock Holmes
- His advantage, my injury. My advantage, his rage. Incoming assault feral, but experienced. Use his momentum to counter. Robert Downey Jr, Sherlock Holmes
Robert Downey Jr Quotes from Tropic Thunder
- I don’t read the script. The script reads me. Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr)
- Man, I don’t drop character ’till I done the DVD commentary. Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr)
- You more shredded than a Julienne salad, man. Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr)
- I don’t break character until I do the DVD commentary! Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr)
- Same thing happened to me when I played Neil Armstrong in Moonshot. They found me in an alley in Burbank trying to re-enter the earth’s atmosphere in an old refrigerator box. Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr)
- Being an actor’s no different than being a rugby player or a construction worker, save for the fact that my tools are the mechanisms that trigger human emotion. Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr)
- And the Oscar goes to. Yes! Tugg Speedman for “Tropic Blunder: The True Story Behind The Making Of The Most Expensive Fake True War Movie Ever”. Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr)
- Stop tailgatin’ me, ya pasty teabag! I’m goin’ potty. Wanna hold my d*ck? Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr)
- I’m just like a little boy, playin’ with his d*ck when he’s nervous. Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr)
Inspirational Robert Downey Jr Quotes
- I think that we all do heroic things, but hero is not a noun, it’s a verb. Robert Downey Jr
- I just think it’s good to be confident. If I’m not on my team why should anybody else be? Robert Downey Jr
- I’ve noticed that worrying is like praying for what you don’t want to happen. Robert Downey Jr
- Listen, smile, agree, then do whatever you were going to do anyway. Robert Downey Jr
- The lesson is that you can still make mistakes and be forgiven. Robert Downey Jr
- Remember that just because you hit bottom… doesn’t mean you have to stay there. Robert Downey Jr
- People rise out of the ashes because, at some point, they are invested with a belief in the possibility of triumph over seemingly impossible odds. Robert Downey Jr
- I think you end up doing the stuff you were supposed to do at the time you were supposed to do it. Robert Downey Jr
- Sometimes you gotta run before you can walk. Robert Downey Jr
- Sometimes you just gotta be drop-kicked out of the nest. Robert Downey Jr
- There is unpanned gold in every soul you run into, no matter what walk of life they are from. Robert Downey Jr
- I used to be so convinced that happiness was the goal, yet all those years I was chasing after it I was unhappy in the pursuit. Maybe the goal really should be a life that values honor, duty, good work, friends, and family. Robert Downey Jr
- Do I want to be a hero to my son? No. I would like to be a very real human being. That’s hard enough. Robert Downey Jr
- Discipline for me is about respect. It’s not even about self-respect; it’s about respect for life and all it offers. Robert Downey Jr
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