I think we all see ourselves as the heroes in our own lives.

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.

Don’t expect the world to dish you your wishes, go out and serve yourself.

You need time, perseverance, and patience to develop the character and abilities required for success.

Insanity has infected all the central banks of the world.

I don't love you anymore ... It comes down to that, I think.

I have to just worry about my own opinion and the opinions of the people I'm working with and people who are close to me.

Maybe something new is even being done by people who see our generation as an enemy. That can create energy as well.

My nature is orderly and observant and scrupulous and deeply introverted.

If we cannot define stupidity, at least we can trace most human misfortunes and weaknesses to it. Its manifestations are legion, its symptoms are endless.

I'm in a position where I'm being continually knocked back for the kind of independent films I want to be in because people don't know who I am.

Biology will tell you a lot of things, but there are many that it can not explain and you need to look at physics instead.