Conclusion

Robert De Niro’s quotes offer a valuable source of inspiration for anyone looking to live a more fulfilling life. Whether you’re seeking motivation to pursue your dreams, navigate the ups and downs of love, or simply find your place in the world, his words of wisdom can help guide you along the way. From his insights on Hollywood and success to his reflections on love and life, Robert De Niro’s quotes are a testament to his talent, intelligence, and enduring legacy as one of the greatest actors of our time.

So, let these Robert De Niro quotes serve as a reminder to stay true to yourself, work hard, and never give up on your dreams. Because as Robert De Niro once said, “The talent is in the choices.”

Phrases

-You don’t need words to express feelings.

-Time goes on. So whatever you’re going to do, do it. Do it now. Don’t wait.

-You learned the two greatest thing in life, never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut.

-Better to be king for a night than a schmuck for a lifetime.

-Reputation, you know – a lifetime to build, seconds to destroy.

-The saddest thing in life is wasted talent

-When you love someone you gotta trust them, there’s no other way. You gotta give them the key to everything that’s yours. Otherwise, what’s the point?

-I never walk into a place I don’t know how to walk out of.

-There is only one way to gain access to the truth and that is to not expect anything.

-If you don’t go, you’ll never know.

-The older you get, the more you know about certain things.

-The mind of a writer can be a truly terrifying thing. Isolated, neurotic, caffeine-addled, crippled by procrastination, consumed by feelings of panic, self-loathing, and soul-crushing inadequacy. And that’s on a good day.

-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.

-Some day a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets.

-Passion should always trump common sense.

-You’ll have time to rest when you’re dead.

-If you’re an actor, always be true to your character. If you are not an actor, have character and always be true to yourself.

-According to a new survey, women say they feel more comfortable undressing in front of men than they do undressing in front of other women. They say that women are too judgmental, where, of course, men are just grateful.

-The talent is in the choices.

-If it’s the right chair, it doesn’t take too long to get comfortable in it.

-Write down everything you want to do with your life and then spend the next 25 years doing them.

-You don’’t always have to have the answer to everything.

-It’s important not to indicate. People don’t try to show their feelings, they try to hide them.

-You don’t have to rush to do anything.

-Feeling a little bit alive is a lot better than just waiting to die.

-The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you.

-If you don’t co-operate you’re gonna suffer from fistophobia.

-The hardest thing about being famous is that … in a conversation everybody’s agreeing with what you’re saying. … You need people who can tell you what you don’t want to hear.

-As I get older, I think that things have been pre-determined for me, whether I liked it or wanted it, wished for it, whatever, way before in some way. And with others, you do have a choice that you can change. And that choice that you make is still part of this grand scheme.

-There’s nothing more ironic or contradictory than life itself.

-I always say people can call me anything they want as long as they don’t call me late for supper.

-One of the things about acting is it allows you to live other people’s lives without having to pay the price.

-Sometimes if you have financial restraints, it’s a benefit. It forces you to come up with a more creative way.

-Loneliness has been following me my whole life.

-Whenever there is any doubt, there is no doubt.

-I got some bad ideas in my head.

-In acting, I always try to go back to what would actually be the real situation, the real human behavior in life.

-‘What’s the difference between sex and love?’ Hmm. That’s a good question. Hey, you interviewed Al Pacino. How’d he answer that?’

-Money makes your life easier. If you’re lucky to have it, you’re lucky.

-In civilized societies, we spend our lifetimes trying to become what is socially acceptable. We’re dark and we’re light. We all have both sides to us.

-I go to Paris, I go to London, I go to Rome, and I always say, ‘There’s no place like New York. It’s the most exciting city in the world now. That’s the way it is. That’s it.’

-Italy has changed. But Rome is Rome.

-Things rarely turn out the way we want them to.

-I have to be able to trust you with my life. Do you understand?

-As a kid I didn’t root for the bad guys.

-There is a certain combination of anarchy and discipline in the way I work.

-When you feel that you can’t fight it, you just go for it. When it comes to the arts, passion should always trump common sense.

-I always tell actors when they go in for an audition: Don’t be afraid to do what your instincts tell you. You may not get the part, but people will take notice.

-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.

-The one thing I always talk about in terms of restaurants is consistency.

-Don’t let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner.

-I always enjoy coming to Israel. Israelis are warm, they’re energetic people. Forthright. Very smart. I always like smart people. They’re nice people, you know. Aggressive, and I respect that aggressiveness because you need it in their situation.

-I will not hesitate. Not for a second.

-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.

-I certainly know the difference between right and wrong.

-When I think of a good restaurant, it’s where the food has been consistent; there’s always a consistency.

-You don’t just play a part. You’ve got to earn the right to play it.

-If we do a sequel, I want to beat somebody’s ass!

-Movies are hard to make, and you have to work toward a common ethic and do your best. You don’t want to work with people who don’t care or who are acting out some neurotic, crazy thesis on the set.

-Good directors can bring certain things out of you, with their intensity or gentleness or sensitivity or understanding. They can make an actor feel he can do no wrong.

-You do what you do best, try to stop guys like me

-It’s a very stressful thing, directing a movie. You have the budget, you have the schedule, you are in certain confines, and you have everybody giving you advice about what to do.

-Everyone’s always interested in a dark theme, especially when there’s humor connected to it. It seems like that helps, if that’s an integral and organic part of the whole story.

-I love to find new people. It’s not for the sake of their being new; it’s because if you find someone who perfectly fits a part, that’s such a great thing.

-I think it’s important to have had at least a few years of obscurity, where people treat you like everybody else.

-I didn’t have a problem with rejection, because when you go into an audition, you’re rejected already. There are hundreds of other actors. You’re behind the eight ball when you go in there.

-Movies are hard work. The public doesn’t see that. The critics don’t see it. But they’re a lot of work. A lot of work.

-I think Hollywood has a class system. The actors are like the inmates, but the truth is they’re running the asylum.

-You draw on whatever’s relevant to the part you’re playing; it makes it more personal.

-I don’t like to watch my own movies – I fall asleep in my own movies.

-I guess the only thing to do now is meet his parents. I’m sure they’re decent people. I mean they gotta be if they named their son Gaylord Focker.

-Even I like to go to certain restaurants and places where you have to wear a jacket, a suit and a tie, and I like that sort of old world style. I am sure it will come back in many ways, if it hasn’t already. It’s kind of nice and it breaks it up.

-As an actor who’s starting out, you can’t say, “Hey, I’m too good for this.” You gotta do it, because people see you, your name gets around, and it has a cumulative effect.

-Running a casino is like robbing a bank with no cops around. For guys like me, Las Vegas washes away your sins. It’s like a morality car wash.
-Callista Gingrich. Karen Santorum. Ann Romney. Now do you really think our country is ready for a white first lady?

-You have to think about one shot. One shot is what it’s all about. A deer’s gotta be taken with one shot.

-You always learn something about movies. Directing or acting, there’s always something new. It’s the technological thing; there’s always something to learn.

-Thank God for the rain to wash the trash off the sidewalk.

-Somebody steals from me, I’m gonna say you stole. Not talk to him for spitting on the sidewalk. Understand?

-I hurt someone’s feelings once.

-My definition of a good hotel is a place I’d stay at.

-I can get around pretty easily. People don’t expect to see me walking around.

-I always wanted to direct. Directing is a lot more of a commitment though, a lot more time. I like directors who do very few takes, they know what they want.

-Every set up that you do, everything is precisely modulated and raised and lowered.”

-In the casino, the cardinal rule is to keep them playing and to keep them coming back. The longer they play, the more they lose, and in the end, we get it all.

-Certain writers have it very precise and there’s not much room to add something.

-As an actor, you use the things from yourself that you can apply to the character.

-The director respects what they’ve hired you for and chosen you for: to do the part and respect what you’re doing.