A biography for Robert Rinderhasn’t been written yet.
“The more powerful you become, the less likely it is that people will tell you the truth. It must be why the 'Harry Potter' books become so bloated as the series progresses; think of the beautiful, precise editing of books 1-3 drowned in a mire of sycophancy and yea-saying.”
“From time to time, I definitely look witheringly, which is why I'm well known.”
“Most people assume that when you go to court and win your case that you are guaranteed to get your money. Sadly, this isn't always the case.”
“Verbal contracts are about as useful as a fart on a treadmill.”
“I loathe people who are disingenuous or inauthentic.”
“There is a balance between mindful that you don't upset anyone, yet maintaining an authenticity that is not wrapped up in the minutiae of people's judgments of you.”
“As efficiently as our phones connect us to one another, and as much as we take advantage of that, we must remember that they have the power to alienate us, too.”
“Ultimately, whenever you have a new opportunity, do it with gusto and fun and be wholly indifferent to what other people think.”
“I find it amusing when you look at plastic surgeons because they don't seem to have had anything done.”
“Above all else, look around to employ the best talent you possibly can.”
“There's a lot of judges on TV in America. Apart from Judge Judy, the vast majority of them are terrible.”
“If you are a politician who styles yourself as a model of family virtue but are having a secret affair, you have no right to expect it to remain secret.”
“Is it exploitative to get the victim of an unimaginably horrific crime to talk on my show 'Crime Stories?' No, it's crucial.”
“If an employer decides to flout the law, it may be guilty of criminal offences and subject to serious financial liability.”
“Going to salsa clubs may be popular, but I feel we're really missing something as a society by overlooking ballroom dancing. If only we could persuade schools to teach it or there was somewhere young people could go on a Saturday night to learn it.”
“My grandfather wanted to remind us that freedom of expression is the fundamental ingredient for democracy, and all the rest is detail. It is the scaffolding around which every other freedom is based.”
“I was an appalling person to teach. At 14, I was pretty advanced. I would read all the books in a few minutes, and I was bored. It must have been awful for a teacher to have a bright boy who's giving them his undivided indifference.”
“I did a couple of plays at university, badly, where I made friends with Benedict Cumberbatch. When you see someone like him acting, it makes you think there's not much point in doing it yourself.”
“I really worry about the way in which you, as a celebrity, are disproportionately treated. Frankly, the industry is almost single-handedly designed to interfere with people's moral chemistry.”
“I celebrate Christmas with wilful glee.”