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

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Source : "The Complete Robert Downey Jr". Interview with Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. April 16, 2012.

Robert Downey, Jr.

#Hero Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Verbs Quotes

“As a writer, there are times when you have something to say, and yet no particular 'hook' upon which to hang the missive you are burning to release.”
“A novel makes it possible to understand not just events, but the people who control the events; not only their choices, but also their motives.”
“lifelong enemies are, I think, as hard to make and as important to one's well-being as lifelong friends.”
“The analogies between science and art are very good as long as you are talking about the creation and the performance. The creation is certainly very analogous. The aesthetic pleasure of the craftsmanship of performance is also very strong in science.”
“In believing too much in rationality, our contemporaries have lost something.”
“When a gifted team dedicates itself to unselfish trust and combines instinct with boldness and effort, its ready to climb.”
“My friends ... they usually rib me about how I just sleep in and watch Oprah and that I don't really have a proper job. I've given up arguing now, so I just agree with them, even though half the time I realise I've started work before they have. Still, it's best to keep the romantic idea alive. If they call around midday and ask if they woke me, I always say yes.”
“I don't want to be ordinary. I'm willing to do the work. I'm willing to suffer the indignities of comedy because I want to be great. I don't want to just be good. I want to be great.”

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