Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins
Timothy Francis "Tim" Robbins is an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, activist and musician. He is well known for his portrayal of Andy Dufresne in the prison drama film The Shawshank Redemption. His other roles include Nuke LaLoosh in Bull Durham, Jacob Singer in Jacob's Ladder, Griffin Mill in The Player, and Dave Boyle in Mystic River, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and for directing films such as Dead Man Walking...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth16 October 1958
CityWest Covina, CA
CountryUnited States of America
The story (is) about the common person who is able to rise to those acts of freedom, ... and oddly enough, history has not celebrated them.
I started getting on my feet and clowning around, and they ended up putting me in a play when I was 12. And I was hooked.
Every day has been a joy on this movie,
I think she did great. I'm very proud of her. It's great for her, it's great for Broadway.
I wouldn't even get elected. I'd probably deck a couple of people, too which would not play very well with the national media.
I'm a huge fan of college basketball, and I take my kids to the Final Four every year. I got lucky this year that my alma mater is in it.
When we think about the authoritarian world that Orwell painted, the catchphrases are one thing, but when you read the book again, the specifics and relevance for now are stunning. Orwell may have been 20 years off, but I know that I find it incredibly relevant.
There is absolutely no way that I would enter that world. I would never run for office.
It is very inspiring and amusing how many people have come out in this genuine and spontaneous way to embrace peace and reject war. It reminds us there is a human and gentle spirit out there in this world.
This was a sham from the start and they knew it. And that's why they shouted us down - because they didn't want public opinion to grow against them because they knew they didn't have the facts to back it up.
The fact that we make a movie about it isn't gratuitous,
Some days you have to grow up all at once.
I just have this unnatural fascination with Elvis. I guess it reminds me of how important perspective is. You know, watch out or you might wind up wearing really silly costumes with Hawaiian leis.
A chill wind is blowing in this nation.