Tim Robbins

“I don't know if I ever really bought into the eternal damnation bit.”

“I've been lucky-my looks haven't put me into one category. I don't look like a blue blood. I don't look like a criminal. I don't look like anything.”

“I'm six foot four and a half and I have a temper. It's reserved for very important issues. If someone is asking me to make an artistic concession, then I'll become a madman.”

“My philosophy is, don't take no for an answer and be willing to sacrifice your entire project for freedom.”

“I'm fairly competant as a director and actor, but I am Mr. Neurotic as a writer. I just don't have enough confidence in my abilities to take criticism well. I take it personally. Start with 'It's a masterpiece,' and then tell me what you think could be changed.”

“Just because someone gets arrested doesn't mean what they are doing is wrong. Some laws are unfair and unjust.”

“If you find yourself in a movie that you have questions about, it's not a compromise to your integrity.”

“I wouldn't even get elected. I'd probably deck a couple of people, too which would not play very well with the national media.”

“Any time you're trying to do a movie with a happy ending, it's very difficult because it's been done before and you don't want to be manipulative.”

“Considering the fact that I've used it in the past, and know what it is, and seen the results of it, I don't view marijuana as a dangerous drug.”

“If you're in the position to help someone and you do it, it's very rewarding.”

“Most good actors have a huge intelligence about the human condition and a real open heart to different kinds of people and behavior.”

“I mean, what are they scared of? Who's going to vote for anyone from the Communist Party, for God's sake?”

“When you make the judgement as a network that there are only three candidates, you are censoring points of view.”

“I don't view myself as a political leftie. I view myself as a storyteller who is fair to both sides.”

“I like Spike Lee a lot. He's incredibly gifted and I don't think he gets the credit he deserves as a filmmaker.”

“I've used drugs that I do consider to be dangerous, drugs that are potentially detrimental to kids and society at large.”

“Americans accept that gangsters are running the government.”

“It's difficult when you have to turn down a tremendous amount of money because you don't like what the script is saying and you don't have any money.”

“I have personal beliefs and they are sometimes reflected in the movies I make, but I also reflect other points of view.”