Robert De Niro

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

Time goes on. So whatever you're going to do, do it. Do it now. Don't wait.

I'll work with a director if I think I'm going to get into a comfortable situation, and if it's someone I respect and who respects me, even if they're not so well known. Movies are hard to make, and you have to work toward a common ethic and do your best.

Movies are hard work. The public doesn't see that. The critics don't see it. But they're a lot of work. A lot of work.

I don't like to watch my own movies - I fall asleep in my own movies.

The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you.