A biography for Robert De Nirohasn’t been written yet.
“If it's the right chair, it doesn't take too long to get comfortable in it.”
“I think Hollywood has a class system. The actors are like the inmates, but the truth is they're running the asylum.”
“The talent is in the choices.”
“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.”
“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.”
“When you make a drama, you spend all day beating a guy to death with a hammer, or what have you. Or, you have to take a bite out of somebody's face. On the other hand, with a comedy, you yell at Billy Crystal for an hour, and you go home.”
“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”
“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 spent lunchtime in a grave during the filming of 'Bloody Mama.' When you're younger, you feel that's what you need to do to help you stay in character. When you get older, you become more confident and less intense about it - and you can achieve the same effect.”
“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.”
“הדבר הכי קשה בלהיות מפורסם זה שאנשים תמיד נחמדים אליך. אתה בשיחה וכולם מסכימים איתך, גם אם אתה אומר טירוף מוחלט. אתה צריך שאנשים יגידו לך מה שאתה לא רוצה לשמוע.”
“לפי מחקר חדש לנשים יותר נוח להתפשט מול גבר מאשר אל מול אישה. הן טוענות שהנשים ביקורתיות מידי, והגברים הם פשוט אסירי תודה.”
“אחד היתרונות של משחק הוא ההזדמנות לחיות את חייו של מישהו אחר מבלי לשלם את המחיר.”
“יהיה לך זמן לנוח כשתמות.”
“You'll have time to rest when you're dead.”
“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.”
“There's nothing more ironic or contradictory than life itself.”
“I don't get into these long-winded heavy discussions about character - do we do this or that or what. At the end of the day, what you gotta do is just go out there and do it.”
“Time goes on. So whatever you're going to do, do it. Do it now. Don't wait.”
“Italy has changed. But Rome is Rome.”