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I always go back to how people behave. If you watch how people actually behave in a situation, it's very simple and honest and contained. You don't need to use as much expression, as much feeling. Some characters will boil over, and that's another thing, but a lot of times I think you can just do very, very little. ↗

— Robert De Niro

#always #another #back #behave #boil

Good directors can bring certain things out of you, with their intensity or gentleness or sensitivity or understanding. They can make an actor feel he can do no wrong. ↗

— Robert De Niro

#bring #certain #certain things #directors #feel

I always tell actors when they go in for an audition: Don't be afraid to do what your instincts tell you. You may not get the part, but people will take notice. ↗

— Robert De Niro

#always #audition #get #go #i

I don't like to watch my own movies - I fall asleep in my own movies. ↗

— Robert De Niro

#fall #i #like #movies #my own

I mean, the actors that I admired were Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, an actress named Barbara Harris. And Greta Garbo. They were great actors. ↗

— Robert De Niro

#admired #barbara #brando #garbo #great

I think it's important to have had at least a few years of obscurity, where people treat you like everybody else. ↗

— Robert De Niro

#everybody #everybody else #few #had #i

I'll work with a director if I think I'm going to get into a comfortable situation, and if it's someone I respect and who respects me, even if they're not so well known. Movies are hard to make, and you have to work toward a common ethic and do your best. ↗

— Robert De Niro

#comfortable #common #director #do your best #ethic

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. ↗

— Robert De Niro

#been #being #decide #early #fascinating

I'm an idealist without illusions. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#idealist #illusions #without

Movies are hard work. The public doesn't see that. The critics don't see it. But they're a lot of work. A lot of work. ↗

— Robert De Niro

#hard #hard work #lot #movies #public