Robert Downey, Jr.

“People rise out of the ashes because they are invested in the possibility of triumph over seemingly impossible odds.”

“The lesson is that you can still make mistakes and be forgiven.”

“I think that we all do heroic things, but hero is not a noun, it's a verb.”

“Listen, smile, agree, and then do whatever the heck you were gonna do anyway.”

“Worrying is like praying for something you don't want to happen.”

“I know very little about acting. I'm just an incredibly gifted faker.”

“I've always felt that if you're not on your side, why should anyone else be?”

“Sometimes you just gotta be drop-kicked out of the nest.”

“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.”

“For me, the martial arts is a search for something inside. It's not just a physical discipline.”

“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.”

“Do I want to be a hero to my son? No. I would like to be a very real human being. That's hard enough.”

“You need to know what to do when the sun is not shining.”

“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.”