Robert De Niro Quotes

Better to be king for a night than a schmuck for a lifetime.

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.

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."

I think Hollywood has a class system. The actors are like the inmates, but the truth is they’re running the asylum.

You have no idea that years later, people in cars will recognize you on the street and shout, ‘You talkin’ to me?’ I don’t remember the original script, but I don’t think the line was in it. We improvised. For some reason it touched a nerve. That happens.

You talkin' to me?