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
It's certainly a lot more difficult to get a project made if you're talking about something progressive. That's just the nature of the industry.
I don't know if I ever really bought into the eternal damnation bit.
I grew up in New York, and I have that in me, that be-honest-at-all-costs, don't b.s. me attitude. I say, If you've got something to say about me, say it to my face. And then we'll either talk about it or fight about it.
I mean, what are they scared of? Who's going to vote for anyone from the Communist Party, for God's sake?
It's difficult when you have to turn down a tremendous amount of money because you don't like what the script is saying and you don't have any money.
If you're in the position to help someone and you do it, it's very rewarding.
Our resistance to this war should be our resistance to profit at the cost of human life. Because that is what these drums beating over Iraq are really about. This is about business.
I'm the kind of person who does not remember bad things.
My father described me as the oldest baby he'd ever seen. I apparently was very serious and reflective.
I'm not gangly; I'm very coordinated. I do have a bit of a baby face. But I guess that just means I'll be working longer.
When you make the judgement as a network that there are only three candidates, you are censoring points of view.
I couldn't care less about being a presenter at the Oscars.
Directing is creating a whole. You're able to combine different elements and create a film that is unique and true to your vision.
Altman was told they wouldn't do the film with me. He could easily have abandoned me, but he stood by me and really bailed me out.