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I really don't want to thank my wife because I could be bussing tables at the Daily Grill right now if not for her. Jesus, what a gig that'd be.

Robert Downey, Jr.

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Robert Downey, Jr.
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: April 4
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I've always been a fella who put most of my eggs in one basket and then take a dump in the basket but I really don't know.
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I did Air America for two reasons: to be in a movie with Mel Gibson and to make a bunch of money. And then underneath there was the hope that in doing this formulaic thing I would be launched into a whole new realm of opportunity to do A-list movies. By the time we were done, the only positive thing was meeting Mel Gibson.
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