Robert De Niro movie quotes

“You don't become a cop because you want to serve and protect. You join the force because they let you carry a gun and a badge. You do it because you get respect.”
Robert De Niro - Turk

“- Jason Kelly: [shows up in a yellow sweater and plaid slacks] Well, how do I look?
- Dick Kelly: Like the keynote speaker at a butt-fucking convention.”
Zac Efron - Jason Kelly
Robert De Niro - Dick Kelly

“I have no interest in you, your stupid questions, or your silly show.”
Robert De Niro - Det. Mitch Preston

“- Michael: Why is that, Father? Why do you keep the stubs?
- Father Bobby: Because you never know when someone might want more than your word.
- Michael: Has anyone ever questioned your word before today?
- Father Bobby: No. No one ever has. But there's a first time for everything.”
Brad Pitt - Michael
Robert De Niro - Father Bobby

“When life reaches out at a moment like this it's a sin if you don't reach back! It'll haunt you the rest of your days like a curse. You're facing a big challenge in your life right now at this very moment, right here. That girl loves you, she really loves you. So don't fuck this up.”
Robert De Niro - Pat Sr.

“This morning I was worth 20 million dollars. I'm probably worth double that now. I've cheated death so many times in my life, I don't even think about it any more.”
Robert De Niro - Fred Blake

“I have an uncomplicated job: to determine if a fire is arson or not, and if so, to catch the son of a bitch doing it. And if my investigative methods happen to muck up the campaign of certain mayor wannabes, I gotta tell ya... I'm not gonna go losing any sleep over it.”
Robert De Niro - Donald Rimgale

“- Father Des Spellacy: He might have been there on a pastoral call.
- Det. Tom Spellacy: When was the last time you hung your pants over the side of the bed while making a house call?
- Father Des Spellacy: I admit, that's not the way they teach you at the seminary.”

Robert De Niro - Father Des Spellacy
Robert Duvall - Det. Tom Spellacy

“You’re so beautiful. You could have married anybody. Married a doctor, a lawyer, a nice man, instead of this… I don’t even know what to call this guy.”

Robert De Niro - Rudy

“I have so much respect for directors. It's a tremendous amount of pressure; you have to keep steadfast and keep what you know is right.”
Robert De Niro

“In acting, I always try to go back to what would actually be the real situation, the real human behavior in life.”
Robert De Niro

“Money makes your life easier. If you're lucky to have it, you're lucky.”
Robert De Niro

“I go to Paris, I go to London, I go to Rome, and I always say, 'There's no place like New York. It's the most exciting city in the world now. That's the way it is. That's it.”
Robert De Niro

“I had to decide early on whether I was to be an actor or a personality.”
Robert De Niro

“There is a certain combination of anarchy and discipline in the way I work.”
Robert De Niro

“The director respects what they've hired you for and chosen you for: to do the part and respect what you're doing.”
Robert De Niro

“I spent lunchtime in a grave during the filming of 'Bloody Mama.' When you're younger, you feel that's what you need to do to help you stay in character. When you get older, you become more confident and less intense about it - and you can achieve the same effect.”
Robert De Niro

“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

“Time goes on. So whatever you're going to do, do it. Do it now. Don't wait.”
Robert De Niro

“The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you.”
Robert De Niro

“One of the things about acting is it allows you to live other people's lives without having to pay the price.”
Robert De Niro

“How terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the wise, Johnny?”
Robert De Niro - Louis Cyphre

“- Henry 'Razor' Sharp: Didn't you lose twenty thousand dollars betting here?
- Billy 'The Kid' McDonnen: Yeah, well, who loses the SuperBowl four times in a row?”

Sylvester Stallone - Henry 'Razor' Sharp
Robert De Niro - Billy 'The Kid' McDonnen

“- Jason Kelly: Being a corporate lawyer, you know, it's got its upsides.
- Dick Kelly: You know what I'd rather do?
- Jason Kelly: What?
- Dick Kelly: I'd rather let Queen Latifah shit in my mouth from a fucking hot air balloon.”
Zac Efron - Jason Kelly
Robert De Niro - Dick Kelly

“- Jake La Motta: I'm gonna ask you again: did you or did you not?
- Joey LaMotta: I'm not gonna answer that. It's stupid. It's a sick question and you're a sick fuck and I'm not that sick that I'm gonna answer it. I'm leaving, If Nora calls tell her I went home. I'm not staying in this nuthouse with you. You're a sick bastard, I feel sorry for...” (continue)(continue reading)

Robert De Niro - Jake La Motta
Joe Pesci - Joey