Acting is a bit like tennis in that you can't really do it on your own.

Every villain is a hero in his own mind.

Well, I think there are no villains in this world. There are just misunderstood heroes.

You never know what's around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you've climbed a mountain.

Haters never win. I just think that's true about life, because negative energy always costs in the end.

Make love, not war. Unless you’re Loki, in which case: do what you want.

We all have two lives. The second one starts when we realize that we only have one

Tony Stark in 'Iron Man' helped wider audiences finally embrace the enormous talent of Robert Downey Jr.

Never, ever, let anyone tell you what you can and can't do. Prove the cynics wrong. Pity them for they have no imagination. The sky's the limit. Your sky. Your limit. Now. Let's dance.

Don’t judge people on who they used to be. Allow them to be who they are now.

I think everyone should pursue their dreams. Whether you want to play football, act, sing, become a writer or whatever you have burning inside you as you’re growing up, you should pursue it.

You cannot reach success only by working hard, you also need to be working smart.

To be somebody you must last.

Maybe this world is another planet's Hell.

But in that moment she realized how false most smiles were and what a tremendous waste of time.

There's the people who have one of these cell phones in their pockets and don't have a clue how it's made. But I really want to understand.

I just did a spread in 'Maxim', I'm 35 years old. I've had women and parents email me asking if I should really be doing that, since I'm still considered a role model.

All the stuff that you visualized that was going to work so beautifully, you discover is trashed, so you jump to something else.

There are women who are for all your 'times of life.' They're the most wonderful sort.

The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.

Retire? Not on your life. I have no plans to stop singing. What are you going to do when you love music? It's a terrible disease. You can't stop. Of course, I'd like to get off the road.