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Robert Downey Jr. Quotes

Total quotes: 43
“Tony Stark: [seeing wires running out of his chest] What the hell did you do to me?

Yinsen: What I did is to save your life. That is an electromagnet, hooked up to a car battery. I removed as much shrapnel from your chest as I could, but there are still some pieces left. I've seen plenty of injuries like that. In my village we call those casualties 'the walking dead,' because they take about a week to reach your heart.”
— Tony Stark, Iron Man
Tagged: wires, life-saver, Shrapnel, injuries, Walking Dead
“If I were Iron Man, I'd have this girlfriend who knew my true identity. She'd be a wreck. She'd always be worrying I was going to die, yet so proud of the man I've become. She'd be wildly conflicted, which would only make her more crazy about me...”
— Tony Stark, Iron Man
Tagged: Girlfriend, True Identity, Lust
“Tony Stark: Hmmm. Your eyes are red. Tears for your long lost boss?

Virginia 'Pepper' Potts: Tears of joy. I hate job hunting.

Tony Stark: Yeah, well, vacation's over.”
— Tony Stark, Iron Man
Tagged: Tears, Tears of joy
“Rhodey: Oh, my God, you crazy son of a bitch! You owe me a plane, you know that, right?

Tony Stark: [chuckling] Yeah, well, technically he hit me, so...”
— Tony Stark, Iron Man
Tagged: Son of a Bitch, crazy, you owe me
“They say that the best weapon is the one you never have to fire. I respectfully disagree. I prefer the weapon you only have to fire once. That's how Dad did it, that's how America does it, and it's worked out pretty well so far. I present to you the newest in Stark Industries' Freedom line. Find an excuse to let one of these off the chain, and I personally guarantee, the bad guys won't even wanna come out of their caves. Ladies and gentlemen, for your consideration...the Jericho.”
— Tony Stark, Iron Man
Tagged: weapons, Freedom
“Tony Stark: You got a family?

Yinsen: Yes, and I will see them when I leave here. And you, Stark?

Tony Stark: [quietly] No.

Yinsen: So you're a man who has everything... and nothing.”
— Tony Stark, Iron Man
Tagged: Family
“I know who I am. I'm the dude playin' the dude, disguised as another dude!”
— Kirk Lazarus, Tropic Thunder
Tagged: Acting
“[reading Natalie/Natasha's report on him] 'Mr. Stark displays compulsive behavior.' In my own defense, that was a week ago. 'Prone to self-destructive tendencies.' I was dying. I mean, please, aren't we all? 'Textbook narcissism?' [looks at Fury askew, who returns the look] Agreed.”
— Tony Stark, Iron Man 2
Tagged: compulsive behavior, Narcissism, Self-Destructive
“[as Justin Hammer enters the Senate hearing] Let the record reflect that I observe Mr. Hammer entering the chamber and I am wondering if and when any actual expert will also be in attendance.”
— Tony Stark, Iron Man 2
Tagged: Expert
“[after discovering what his father left for him] Been dead for twenty years, he's still takin' me to school.”
— Tony Stark, Iron Man 2
Tagged: dead, School
“You wanna be a War Machine? Take your shot!”
— Tony Stark, Iron Man 2
Tagged: war machine
“[having just inserted the reworked arc reactor into his chest cavity] Tastes like coconut! [grimaces] And metal.”
— Tony Stark, Iron Man 2
Tagged: Coconut, Metal
“[to Bruce Banner] You really have got a lid on it, haven't you? What's your secret? Mellow jazz? Bongo drums? Huge bag of weed?”
— Tony Stark / Iron Man, The Avengers
Tagged: Secret, Jazz, Weed, bongo drums
“Steve Rogers: Stark, are you seeing any of this?

Tony Stark: Seeing, still working on believing.”
— Tony Stark / Iron Man, The Avengers
Tagged: seeing, believing
“Jarvis: [Thor has just thrown a thunderbolt on Iron Man] Power to four-hundred percent capacity.

Tony Stark: How about that?”
— Tony Stark / Iron Man, The Avengers
Tagged: Power, thunderbolt
“Thor: Do not touch me again!

Tony Stark: Then don't take my stuff.”
— Tony Stark / Iron Man, The Avengers
Tagged: don't touch me, don't steal from me
“That man is playing Galaga! Thought we wouldn't notice. But we did.”
— Tony Stark / Iron Man, The Avengers
Tagged: galaga, noticing
“[Stark suits up to chase Thor and Loki]
Steve Rogers: Stark, we need a plan of attack!

Tony Stark: I have a plan: attack!”
— Tony Stark / Iron Man, The Avengers
Tagged: plan, Attack
“Tony Stark: What's the stat, Rogers?

Steve Rogers: [looks at the Helicarrier tech] It seems to be powered by some sort of electricity!

Tony Stark: ...well, you're not wrong.”
— Tony Stark / Iron Man, The Avengers
Tagged: helicarrier, electric car
“I'm sorry, Earth is closed today. You better pack it up and get outta here.”
— Tony Stark / Iron Man, Avengers: Infinity War
Tagged: Earth, closed
“You throw another moon at me and I'm gonna lose it!”
— Tony Stark / Iron Man, Avengers: Infinity War
Tagged: Moon
“[after Wong saves Bruce from Cull Obsidian] Wong, you're invited to my wedding!”
— Tony Stark / Iron Man, Avengers: Infinity War
Tagged: Wedding Invitations
“[the Cloak of Levitation taps Tony on the shoulder] Wow, you are one seriously loyal piece of outerwear, aren't you?”
— Tony Stark / Iron Man, Avengers: Infinity War
Tagged: loyal, outerwear
“ [Banner is unable to change into the Hulk] Dude. You're embarrassing me in front of the wizards.”
— Tony Stark / Iron Man, Avengers: Infinity War
Tagged: Hulk, embarrassing, Wizards
“[knighting Peter Parker into the Avengers] ... All right, kid, you're an Avenger now.”
— Tony Stark / Iron Man, Avengers: Infinity War
Tagged: knighting
“[last lines] And so, as Christmas morning began, my journey was at its end. You start with something pure. Something exciting. Then come the mistakes, the compromises. We create our own demons. As promised, I got Pepper sorted out. Took a little tinkering. But then I thought 'why stop there?' Of course there are people who say progress is dangerous, but then I bet none of those idiots ever had to live with a chest full of shrapnel. And now, neither will I. Let me tell you: that was the best sleep I'd had in years. So if I were to wrap this up tight with a bow or whatever, I guess I'd say my armor, it was never a distraction or a hobby, it was a cocoon. And now, I'm a changed man. You can take away my house, all my tricks and toys. One thing you can't take away... I am Iron Man.”
— Tony Stark, Iron Man 3
Tagged: Shrapnel, cocoon, Demons
“A famous man once said, 'We create our own demons.' Who said that? What does that even mean? Didn't matter. I said it 'cause he said it. So now, he was famous and it was basically said by two well-known guys. I don't... uhh... I'm gonna start again. Let's track this from the beginning.”
— Tony Stark, Iron Man 3
Tagged: Famous, Demons
“I thought things couldn't get any worse...then I turned on the TV.”
— Iron Man, Iron Man 3(Theatrical Version)
Tagged: Worse, TV
“You know, it's moments like these when I realize how much of a superhero I am.”
— Iron Man, Iron Man 3(Theatrical Version)
Tagged: Superhero, Humblebrag
“My name is Tony Stark and I'm not afraid of you. I know you're a coward, so I decided...that you just died, pal. I'm gonna come get the body. There's no politics here, it's just good old-fashioned revenge.”
— Iron Man, Iron Man 3(Theatrical Version)
Tagged: coward, Revenge, Politics, Old-Fashioned
“You're in a relationship with me; nothing will ever be okay.”
— Iron Man, Iron Man 3(Theatrical Version)
Tagged: Dysfunctional Relationships
“I told you I don't want to join your super-secret boy band.”
— Iron Man, Iron Man 2
Tagged: Boy Band
“He was cold, calculating, never told me he loved me, never even told me he liked me, so it's a bit hard for me to digest that he said the whole future is riding on me thing, I don't get that! You're talking about a man whose happiest day of his life was shipping me off to boarding school.”
— Iron Man, Iron Man 2
Tagged: cold, Calculating, Bad Fathers, Boarding School
“My bond is with the people, and I will serve this great nation at the pleasure of myself. If there's one thing I've proven it's that you can count on me to pleasure myself.”
— Iron Man, Iron Man 2
Tagged: Pleasure, Pleasuring Myself
“Well, you can forget it. I am Iron Man. The suit and I are one. To turn over the Iron Man suit would be to turn over myself, which is tantamount to indentured servitude or prostitution, depending on what state you're in.”
— Iron Man, Iron Man
Tagged: Indentured Servitude, prostitution
“I mean, doesn't it kind of defeat the whole purpose of having your own plane if it departs before you arrive?”
— Iron Man, Iron Man
Tagged: Practicality, Departures
“My father helped defeat Nazis. He worked on the Manhattan Project. A lot of people, including your professors at Brown, would call that being a hero.”
— Iron Man, Iron Man
Tagged: Nazis, Manhattan Project, Hero, Brown University
“My old man had a philosophy: peace means having a bigger stick than the other guy.”
— Iron Man, Iron Man
Tagged: Power, Peace, Mutually Assured Destruction
“It's an imperfect world, but it's the only one we got.”
— Iron Man, Iron Man
Tagged: imperfect, One Life
“You stood by my side all these years while I reaped the benefits of destruction. Now that I'm trying to protect the people I've put in harm's way, you're going to walk out?”
— Iron Man, Iron Man
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