Robert John Downey Jr. is an American actor, singer and songwriter, a two-time Oscar nominee and winner of two Golden Globes and a BAFTA.
Enjoy our collection of Robert Downey Jr. Quotes that will inspire you to take your life to the next level.
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Robert Downey Jr. Quotes
1. “Worrying is like praying for something you don’t want to happen.” – Robert Downey Jr.
2. “The lesson is that you can still make mistakes and be forgiven.” – Robert Downey Jr.
3. “Listen, smile, agree and then do whatever you were gonna do anyway.” – Robert Downey Jr.
4. “Sometimes you just gotta be drop-kicked out of the nest.” – Robert Downey Jr.
5. “Job one is to get out of that cave. A lot of people do get out but don’t change.” – Robert Downey Jr.
6. “Nothing will serve you better than a strong work ethic. Nothing.” – Robert Downey Jr.
7. “I always think part of success is being able to replicate results.” – Robert Downey Jr.
8. “You need to know what to do when the sun is not shining.” – Robert Downey Jr.
9. “I think that we all do heroic things, but hero is not a noun, it’s a verb.” – Robert Downey Jr.
10. “Remember that just because you hit bottom doesn’t mean you have to stay there.” – Robert Downey Jr.
Inspirational Robert Downey Quotes
11. “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.
12. “There is unpanned gold in every soul you run into, no matter what walk of life they are from.” – Robert Downey Jr.
13. “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.
14. “Sometimes you gotta run before you walk.” – Robert Downey Jr.
15. “No amount of money ever bought a second of time.” – Robert Downey Jr.
16. “Life is just so painful and messy and hard and worth it and all that stuff.” – Robert Downey Jr.
17. “I think it’s miraculous that anybody survives themselves.” – Robert Downey Jr.
18. “It’s not about how much we lost. It’s about how much we have left.” – Robert Downey Jr.
19. “Maybe the goal really should be a life that values honor, duty, good work, friends and family.” – Robert Downey Jr.
20. “I think life changes every year. This is just a little more comfortable.” – Robert Downey Jr.
21. “One must always be mindful.” – Robert Downey Jr.
22. “It’s really not that difficult to overcome these seemingly ghastly problems…what’s hard is to decide.” – Robert Downey Jr.
23. “Mediocrity is my biggest fear. I’m not afraid of total failure because I don’t think that will happen. I’m not afraid of success because that beats the hell out of failure. It’s being in the middle that scares me.” – Robert Downey Jr.
24. “You have to see failure as the beginning and the middle, but never entertain it as an end.” – Robert Downey Jr.
25. “Whenever I watch someone doing something, even if it doesn’t turn out so great, I at least admire their intentions and stuff.” – Robert Downey Jr.
26. “Growing up is something that you do your whole life. I want to always feel that I can be a kid if I want.” – Robert Downey Jr.
27. “It’s hard to get out of the barrel. It’s slippery around the edges and people are happy to see you fall back in.” – Robert Downey Jr.
28. “When you have a good script you’re almost in more trouble than when you have a terrible script.” – Robert Downey Jr.
29. “I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what you’ve done.” – Robert Downey Jr.
30. “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.
31. “Nothing’s a break for me. Not even the breaks are breaks.” – Robert Downey Jr.
32. “I want to give myself the freedom not to have to be projecting my whole life ahead.” – Robert Downey Jr.
33. “When you have a good script you’re almost in more trouble than when you have a terrible script.” – Robert Downey Jr.
34. “Peace means having a bigger stick than the other guy.” – Robert Downey Jr.
35. “I understand reversal of fortune; that usually has come through my own hand, but you know, you live life on life’s terms.” – Robert Downey Jr.
36. “In movies, people seem to be more emotional than they would ever be if that situation was actually happening to them.” – Robert Downey Jr.
37. “I’m not used to feeling like I belong where I am.” – Robert Downey Jr.
38. “I’m not a poster boy for good behavior and recovery in Hollywood, I’m just a guy who knows he has a lot to be grateful for.” – Robert Downey Jr.
39. “To me, friendship means loving tolerance.” – Robert Downey Jr.
40. “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.
41. “The higher the stakes, the happier I am, the better I will be.” – Robert Downey Jr.
