Tim Robbins Quotes

I learned much more about acting from philosophy courses, psychology courses, history and anthropology than I ever learned in acting class.
Tim Robbins

History, Philosophy, Learned

I think the enemy is self-censorship. In a free society the biggest danger is that you're afraid to the point where you censor yourself.
Tim Robbins

Society, Yourself, Enemy

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

Someone, Mean, Wrong

There are a great number of Republicans who are economically conservative but have hearts and a consciousness about their country.
Tim Robbins

Great, Country, Number

There's the theory that nudity doesn't really make something sexy; the characters and their relationship make it sexy.
Tim Robbins

Sexy, Theory, Characters

It was dangerous to hit the wrong kid in my neighborhood, because a lot of the guys I played with had fathers in the Mafia.
Tim Robbins

Wrong, Dangerous, Guys

American people are not evil. Given information, they will do the right thing. But they're not given the information.
Tim Robbins

Every man dies. Not every man lives.
Tim Robbins

Americans accept that gangsters are running the government.
Tim Robbins

Government, Accept, Running

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.
Tim Robbins

Past, Fact, Used

When you have a person in power who punishes people for speaking their mind, it's truly dangerous.
Tim Robbins

Power, Mind, Person

Altman was told they wouldn't do the film with me. He could easily have abandoned me, but he stood by me and really bailed me out.
Tim Robbins

Film, Abandoned, Stood

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.
Tim Robbins

Time, Happy, Done

Bush is very clever. When the debate should have been about the deterioration of our cities and the lack of action by government, he sent in his idiot to make an outrageous statement about Murphy Brown.
Tim Robbins

Government, Idiot, Action

Directing is creating a whole. You're able to combine different elements and create a film that is unique and true to your vision.
Tim Robbins

True, Different, Whole

I couldn't care less about being a presenter at the Oscars.
Tim Robbins

Care, Less, Oscars

I don't care about Clinton's haircuts or his affairs or any of that stuff.
Tim Robbins

Care, Stuff, Affairs

I don't know if I ever really bought into the eternal damnation bit.
Tim Robbins

Bit, Eternal, Bought

I don't think people have been able to deal with the fact that African American filmmakers can make movies about life and relationships.
Tim Robbins

Life, Movies, American

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

Political, Both, Fair

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

Movies, Sometimes, Personal

I learned never to listen to acting teachers because they don't know what the hell they're talking about.
Tim Robbins

Learned, Hell, Acting

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

Credit, Filmmaker, Deserves

I love iconoclasts. I love individuals. I love people that are true to themselves, whatever the cost.
Tim Robbins

Love, True, Whatever

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

God, Mean, Vote

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Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: October 16, 1958

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