Robert De Niro (born 17 August 1943) American actor
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- They're all animals anyway. All the criminals come out at night. Whores, skunk pussies, buggers, queens, fairies, dopers, junkies, sick, venal. Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets.
- As "Travis Bickle" in Taxi Driver
- You talking to me? YOU TALKING TO ME?
- As "Travis Bickle" in Taxi Driver
- Better to be a king for a night than a schmuck for a lifetime.
- As "Rupert Pupkin" in The King of Comedy
- In the casino the cardinal rule is to keep them playing and keep them coming back. The longer they play, the more they lose. In the end, we get it all.
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- I don't like to watch my own movies— I fall asleep in my own movies.
- It's important not to indicate. People don't try to show their feelings, they try to hide them.
- One of the things about acting is it allows you to live other people's lives without having to pay the price. I've never been one of those actors who has touted myself as a fascinating human being. I had to decide early on whether I was to be an actor or a personality.
- There is a certain combination of anarchy and discipline in the way I work.
- You'll have time to rest when you're dead.
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