Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
Robert Anthony De Nirois an American actor and a producer who has starred in over 100 films. He was cast as the young Vito Corleone in the 1974 film The Godfather Part II, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His longtime collaboration with director Martin Scorsese earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jake La Motta in the 1980 film Raging Bull. He received the AFI Life Achievement Award in...
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth17 August 1943
CityNew York City, NY
Robert De Niro quotes about
clueless technology people
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.
scene
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.
stopped studied studio
When I was 15, 16, I studied with Stella Adler at the Conservatory of Acting, then I stopped again and went to the Actors Studio when I was 18.
ironic contradictory
There's nothing more ironic or contradictory than life itself.
pay-the-price people acting
One of the things about acting is it allows you to live other people's lives without having to pay the price.
italian rome changed
Italy has changed. But Rome is Rome.
definitions hotel
My definition of a good hotel is a place I'd stay at.
things-in-life talent life-is
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent
badass talking hell
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.
strength character long
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.
relevant draws
You draw on whatever’s relevant to the part you’re playing. It makes it more personal.
personality actors humans
I've never been one of those actors who has touted myself as a fascinating human being. I had to decide early on whether I was to be an actor or a personality.
reputation lifetime seconds
Reputation, you know – a lifetime to build, seconds to destroy.
auditions ifs gamble
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.