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
I learned much more about acting from philosophy courses, psychology courses, history and anthropology than I ever learned in acting class.
There's always someone telling you not to do something. The main thing is just to ignore them.
Any time you're trying to do a movie with a happy ending, it's very difficult because it's been done before and you don't want to be manipulative.
If you say, I'm living in America and I have freedom of speech but I choose not to use it because it's going to cost me, well, you're not living in freedom. You're not free.
You get money out of acting. You get gray hair out of directing. Actually, I get more of a rush from directing.
Susan is just great. I know I'm biased, but she's a great actress.
My philosophy is, don't take no for an answer and be willing to sacrifice your entire project for freedom.
I love iconoclasts. I love individuals. I love people that are true to themselves, whatever the cost.
Considering the fact that I've used it in the past, and know what it is, and seen the results of it, I don't view marijuana as a dangerous drug.
What you get is what you get. What you do with what you get, that’s more the point.
There's nothing more boring than unintelligent actors, because all they have to talk about is themselves and acting. There have to be other things.