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Trivia[]

  • His father introduced him to drugs, offering him a marijuana joint when he was age 8.
  • While drunk, he wandered into a neighbor's Malibu home that he thought was his own, and fell asleep in their child's bed. He was arrested for being under the influence of drugs, which was a third violation of his probation.
  • Kept a great deal of the authentic vintage clothing he wore in the movie Chaplin.
  • Childhood friends with Moby.

  • Is the first regular cast member of Saturday Night Live to be nominated for an Academy Award in the category "Best Actor in a Leading Role".
  • Sting and Billy Idol performed at his wedding to Susan Downey.
  • Ranked #60 in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World (2008).
  • Is the first actor to win a Golden Globe for portraying Sherlock Holmes.
  • Was a huge fan of the Iron Man comics as a child.
  • He was almost cast as Duckie in Pretty in Pink, when the ending had Andie getting together with Duckie. Per Molly Ringwald, this ending may have stuck if Downey won the role, because he didn't give her the "brother vibe" Jon Cryer did.

Quotes[]

  • "I've always felt like such an outsider in this industry. Because I'm so insane, I guess."
  • "The higher the stakes, the happier I am, the better I will be."
  • "I've become a picky little bitch. I've never bothered to plan projects before. I just used to throw the script across the room and say, "Why do they keep sending me this horseshit?" And then I'd start rehearsals two weeks later."
  • "I know very little about acting. I'm just an incredibly gifted faker."
  • "A stage slap from Mike Tyson is like a shovel whack from a normally fortified male."
  • "Tofu is the root of all evil, and there's only one thing that can change a man's mind, and that's a modified Uzi with an extra-long clip."
  • "I don't want to go all Michael Jackson on you, but I never really had a childhood."
  • "Discipline for me is about respect. It's not even about self-respect; it's about respect for life and all it offers. And not indulging. I have happily reconsidered my position on a bunch of things I didn't want on my "no" list despite all evidence that I couldn't handle them. At the end of the day, anything I think I'm sacrificing I'm just giving up because it makes me feel better."
  • "I've noticed that worrying is like praying for what you don't want to happen. I don't worry, but I observe where my mind tends to go. I have such an overwhelming sense that if you're in the right state of heart, which I have been for a little while, the next right thing appears to you."
  • "It's hard for me to watch Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and not get nostalgic about it. It's not perfect but in some ways, I think it's the best thing I've ever done. I don't know why."
  • "I don't drink these days. I am allergic to alcohol and narcotics. I break out in handcuffs."

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