Top 33 Tim Robbins Quotes

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

There’s nothing more boring than unintelligent actors, because all they have to talk about is themselves and acting. There have to be other things.

My philosophy is, don’t take no for an answer and be willing to sacrifice your entire project for freedom.

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.

Susan is just great. I know I’m biased, but she’s a great actress.

American people are not evil. Given information, they will do the right thing. But they’re not given the information.

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

There are dumb actors. But there are dumb politicians and dumb bakers.

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.

Americans accept that gangsters are running the government.

I learned never to listen to acting teachers because they don’t know what the hell they’re talking about.

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

I have personal beliefs and they are sometimes reflected in the movies I make, but I also reflect other points of view.

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.

I don’t view myself as a political leftie. I view myself as a storyteller who is fair to both sides.

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.

Toy Soldiers was my introduction to film. I certainly didn’t think I was doing art by any stretch of the imagination.

When you have a person in power who punishes people for speaking their mind, it’s truly dangerous.

I couldn’t care less about being a presenter at the Oscars.

Any time you’re trying to do a movie with a happy ending, it’s very difficult because it’s been done before and you don’t want to be manipulative.

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.

There’s the theory that nudity doesn’t really make something sexy; the characters and their relationship make it sexy.

New York is not conductive to theater. New York does not encourage its young. It does not encourage experimentation.

You get money out of acting. You get gray hair out of directing. Actually, I get more of a rush from directing.

Just because someone gets arrested doesn’t mean what they are doing is wrong. Some laws are unfair and unjust.

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

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.

It’s certainly a lot more difficult to get a project made if you’re talking about something progressive. That’s just the nature of the industry.

I don’t care about Clinton’s haircuts or his affairs or any of that stuff.

When you make the judgement as a network that there are only three candidates, you are censoring points of view.

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

I like Spike Lee a lot. He’s incredibly gifted and I don’t think he gets the credit he deserves as a filmmaker.

My father described me as the oldest baby he’d ever seen. I apparently was very serious and reflective.