Robert Downey Jr.

Robert: The best thing I can do, and I think this is the thing that's been my saving grace, is consider myself a worker amongst workers. When I deviate from that, things just don't turn out so sweet for me.

Robert: I've seen a bunch of movies where you think, here comes the big action sequence and there's the explosion and... That's when I go off to get more popcorn because I know the guys at the CGI studio or the stunt guys have taken over and I'm not following the story any more.

Robert: (on playing "Sherlock Holmes" and comparing his portrayal to those to play the role before him) In case you aren't aware I had a hell of a summer, and it's made me much more viable to play a lead role than I might have been in the past. And clearly I'm going to do it better than it's ever been done before.

Robert: (On doing the movie "Iron Man") I'm not a kid anymore externally, and if you're going to do something like this, you want to do it while there's a very low embarrassment factor age-wise.

Robert: I think I've been lucky, being my frequent appearances on Court TV have brought to me another level than just the actor guy. There's no pedestal thing happening. I'm very tangible to people because my fallibility is my forte.

Robert: A marriage is not easy. It would be stupid if you woke up one morning to find that you are the challenge. Then the person is no longer in love with you and it would probably be the end of the relationship. But I got the right gal.

Robert: 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: Life is 70% maintenance. I think of myself as a shopkeeper or a beekeeper. I'm learning the business of building a life. Instead of getting instant gratification by getting high, I push my nose as far into the grindstone as I can. The honey, the reward, is the feeling of well-being, the continuity, the sense that I am walking toward a place I want to go.

Robert: I use to be so convinced that happiness was the goal, yet all those years I was chasing after it, I was unhappy in my pursuit. Maybe the goal really should be a life that values honor, duty, good work, friends, and family.

Robert: Almost every day, I change at least three times. If I go away for a weekend, I swear to God I need the biggest Samsonite you can imagine.

Robert: Not to get all Michael Jackson on you, but I didn't really have a childhood. So I kind of fit it in between 28 and 37.

Robert: (On his addiction to drugs) It's like I have a loaded gun in my mouth, and I like the taste of metal.

Robert: (on the secret to his success; in a 2009 interview) It's pretty simple. As long as what you're working on is feeding you more than it's draining you, everything is cool. My motto, creatively speaking, is if you see fear, then head straight for it.

Robert: (On why people have helped him through his battle with drug addiction) ...maybe people sense my heart's in the right place.