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
I don't want people to be inspired or offended by what I do. If you determine your behavior by what [other people] want, you're screwed.
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.
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.
There's the theory that nudity doesn't really make something sexy; the characters and their relationship make it sexy.
There are a great number of Republicans who are economically conservative but have hearts and a consciousness about their country.
American people are not evil. Given information, they will do the right thing. But they're not given the information.
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.
This was a sham from the start and they knew it. And that's why they shouted us down - because they didn't want public opinion to grow against them because they knew they didn't have the facts to back it up.