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 DeNiro
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 DeNiro
I think it's important to have had at least a few years of obscurity, where people treat you like everybody else. - Robert DeNiro
It's a very stressful thing, directing a movie. You have the budget, you have the schedule, you are in certain confines, and you have everybody giving you advice about what to do. - Robert DeNiro
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 DeNiro
Movies are hard to make, and you have to work toward a common ethic and do your best. You don't want to work with people who don't care or who are acting out some neurotic, crazy thesis on the set. - Robert DeNiro
New York is more exciting, I guess, than even Paris or London. New York's the center of something; I don't know what, really - the center of a lot of things. With all its problems and chaos and craziness, it's still a great place to live. I can't see myself living anywhere else. - Robert DeNiro
One of the things about acting is it allows you to live other people's lives without having to pay the price. - Robert DeNiro
One regret I have: I didn't get as much of the family history as I could have for the kids. - Robert DeNiro
Running a casino is like robbing a bank with no cops around. For guys like me, Las Vegas washes away your sins. It's like a morality car wash. - Robert DeNiro
Somebody steals from me, I'm gonna say you stole. Not talk to him for spitting on the sidewalk. Understand? - Robert DeNiro
The director respects what they've hired you for and chosen you for: to do the part and respect what you're doing. - Robert DeNiro
There are certain things I am clueless about as far as the new technologies. I see these people in front of these computers all day and I don't know what they are doing - they are doing something, obviously - with Facebook, Instagram and all that. I am aware of it, but basically not in touch. - Robert DeNiro
When I think of a good restaurant, it's where the food has been consistent; there's always a consistency. - Robert DeNiro
When you make a movie, everyone should leave their own personal problems at home. When they start bringing those to set, filming can be very difficult... You don't need any extra drama. Put the drama into the story, in the characters. - Robert DeNiro
You have to think about one shot. One shot is what it's all about. A deer's gotta be taken with one shot. - Robert DeNiro
Are we rising again?" "No. On the contrary." "Are we descending?" "Worse than that, captain! we are falling! - Jules Verne
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