What, after all, is the narrative of the American Dream? It was a discourse formulated between the 1880s and the 1920s in the United States during the great waves of migration and expansion and reforms of the Progressive Era. - Naomi Wolf
A guy told me one time, "Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner - Robert DeNiro
As I get older, I think that things have been pre-determined for me, whether I liked it or wanted it, wished for it, whatever, way before in some way. And with others, you do have a choice that you can change. And that choice that you make is still part of this grand scheme. - Robert DeNiro
Auditions are like a gamble. Most likely you won't get the part, but if you don't go, you'll never know if you could've got it. - Robert DeNiro
Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner. - Robert DeNiro
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 DeNiro
I didn't have a problem with rejection, because when you go into an audition, you're rejected already. There are hundreds of other actors. You're behind the eight ball when you go in there. - Robert DeNiro
I love to find new people. It's not for the sake of their being new; it's because if you find someone who perfectly fits a part, that's such a great thing. - Robert DeNiro
I think Hollywood has a class system. The actors are like the inmates, but the truth is they're running the asylum. - 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
If you're an actor, always be true to your character. If you are not an actor, have character and always be true to yourself. - Robert DeNiro
In the casino, the cardinal rule is to keep them playing and to keep them coming back. The longer they play, the more they lose, and in the end, we get it all. - Robert DeNiro
It's important not to indicate. People don't try to show their feelings, they try to hide them. - Robert DeNiro
The bottom line is if the movie does well, everybody is happy and they forget about what they went through. And if it doesn't, it's 'I told you.' There's one director who I won't mention, who said, 'it's all blood under the bridge.' - 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
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