I always say people can call me anything they want as long as they don't call me late for supper.
Robert De NiroIn acting, I always try to go back to what would actually be the real situation, the real human behavior in life.
Robert De NiroSomebody steals from me, I'm gonna say you stole. Not talk to him for spitting on the sidewalk. Understand?
Robert De NiroYou never know what you do that could be totally out of left field, which actually might work and give something fresh to the whole scene, to the character, whatever. If you have that with a director who then knows how to shape it, either in the direction, in the moment, or in the editing, then that's good.
Robert De Niro