“During one shoot at a house, he was waiting for us to set up a backdrop, and he sat down at the piano and started playing and singing. I immediately told the assistants to pull down the backdrop, which was blocking the light coming though the windows to where the piano was— afraid I would miss this moment. No problem—Downey played a 45 minute concert that gave me plenty of time to make a series of great pictures, and he enthralled everyone in the room with his performance.”
— Sam Jones

❝I do admit that I’ve never been one to fit in easily to any given pattern. It’s not my choice. It’s just the way I am. So if the characters I wind up playing are all a bit different, it must be because that’s the way I like it. Anna Kendrick is different and she’s going to stay that way.
“Ah, yes, my psychiatrist, Hax Murderer. He has been helping me profile this ax murderer.”
DO YOU EVER THINK ABOUT ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE DEAD CHARACTERS SO SUDDENLY YOU JUST
"Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. I'm also a great believer in treating others as you would like to be treated."