Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins
Timothy Francis "Tim" Robbins is an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, activist and musician. He is well known for his portrayal of Andy Dufresne in the prison drama film The Shawshank Redemption. His other roles include Nuke LaLoosh in Bull Durham, Jacob Singer in Jacob's Ladder, Griffin Mill in The Player, and Dave Boyle in Mystic River, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and for directing films such as Dead Man Walking...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth16 October 1958
CityWest Covina, CA
CountryUnited States of America
There are dumb actors. But there are dumb politicians and dumb bakers.
I'm the kind of person who does not remember bad things.
If you're in the position to help someone and you do it, it's very rewarding.
When you make the judgement as a network that there are only three candidates, you are censoring points of view.
I have personal beliefs and they are sometimes reflected in the movies I make, but I also reflect other points of view.
I've used drugs that I do consider to be dangerous, drugs that are potentially detrimental to kids and society at large.
There is no question that [Dan] Quayle is an uneducated idiot. But someone, somewhere cleverly realized that the best diversion from Bush is to put on a clown show.
It was dangerous to hit the wrong kid in my neighborhood, because a lot of the guys I played with had fathers in the Mafia.
Altman was told they wouldn't do the film with me. He could easily have abandoned me, but he stood by me and really bailed me out.
Directing is creating a whole. You're able to combine different elements and create a film that is unique and true to your vision.
I couldn't care less about being a presenter at the Oscars.
I don't know if I ever really bought into the eternal damnation bit.
I don't view myself as a political leftie. I view myself as a storyteller who is fair to both sides.
I learned never to listen to acting teachers because they don't know what the hell they're talking about.