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Robert Downey Jr. is an interesting guy. He participated in Newsweek's Oscar Roundtable with Brad Pitt, Anne Hathaway, Frank Langella, Mickey Rourke and Sally Hawkins all nominated in one capacity or another for an Academy Award this year.
{sidebar id=1}Downey, with his hilarious self-serving almost to the point of uncomfortable attitude, made a few comments that are worth a look at including him asking Rourke to be in IRON MAN 2 with him.\
Also he talks about working on SHERLOCK HOLMES with director Guy Ritchie and the pet names they have for each other.
Videos of the roundtable are below as well --
Here are a few excerpts from Downey Jr.'s comments from the interview transcribed
below, also videos are posted as well.
On working with directors and some words he's had with SHERLOCK HOLMES' Guy Ritchie -
DOWNEY: The best directors are the ones you can have the heated, fed-up, gear-grinding moments with. Because that way it's not passive-aggressive, you're not nurturing a resentment. Guy Ritchie [who is directing Downey in "Sherlock Holmes"] was like, "Mate, I gotta tell you it's so toxic, you're such a ct, everyone feels it." I was like, "Really? And you're like Rain Man, you dumb motherfer." And we had it out. Then my wife was there, and she's like, things are getting really edgy. But then you let it blow off, and the next day you go, that was yesterday, and here we are. My whole thing is kind of twisted. I want to get so close with my director. I want us to have this impermeable thing. That's the sick part. I want this holy communion, but it's not on them. If they don't want to go there, I've got to take care of myself. But when they want to go there, it's quantum. And sometimes it's a status thing. You work with Oliver Stone, I sit at the bottom of his chair and I'd reach up and grab his hand. And I'd talk, and he'd say, "You looked like a Gila monster when I saw you at the bar last night, mate."
On whether he Googles himself or not -
DOWNEY: Oh, I love all that s, personally. Sorry. I
just love it. Because it's a hoot. Some people overstate their support,
like they know you. Other people are busy doing something else and just
want to go on this chat site and say some despicable character
assassination, which I honestly think they kind of nailed it. I do have
that shortcoming. It's really fun.
On being denied entry into Japan for the IRON MAN opening and getting sick on Kobe beef -
DOWNEY: I got a story for you. I go
to Japan. "Iron Man" is opening there. I'm like, dude, this is my walk
of fame. I go there and they go [he mimics a Japanese accent], "Small
problem with your passport, it links up to some incredible criminal
activity." I'm like, yeah, yeah, yeah. "You did not make claim of said
activity." I was like, "I got tired." "We would like to interrogate
you." I was like, "Interrogate? Fine, great." Six hours later, I'm
sitting there in the Japanese interrogation suite. A lady comes out.
"So were you in jail or prison?" I go, "Both." "How long?" "Sixteen
months." "Do you know the name of the first infraction you had in
1995?" I was like, "It's hard for me to remember because I've been
arrested so many times." "We cannot let you enter our country." They
decided later that I can come in to do the press, "but I must please
never come to Japan again." SoI'll wrap this up quickly. We go to the
Iron Chef restaurant. They give me the finest Kobe beef, and I am
doubled over for Yoo-hoo status for the next two days.
LANGELLA: I don't know what that means.
DOWNEY: I ate a piece of beef that was superexpensive, I got a parasite and I was Yoo-hoo. I was Brown Betty for two days.
LANGELLA: See, he has his own language.
DOWNEY:
Then what happens, a Japanese robot shows up on the red carpet. He
carries in a 500-pound barrel of sake. I'm going, like, I kind of have
plans for Christmas, you should keep that away from me. They wanted me
to smash the sake cask open with the robotic "Iron Man."
On working as a actor for such a long time and his comment to Mickey Rourke regarding IRON MAN 2 -
DOWNEY: You might have had a slow 10 years, but I basically wasn't in my body for 25, and I have like 65 credits during that period of time. I think the work kept me grounded, and having a call sheet was the only stability in my life. I have a much more relevant question. Mickey, will you please consider being in "Iron Man 2"?
ROURKE: With you? Absolutely, brother.
So is this really a done deal?
DOWNEY: No, I just asked him to consider it. That's all I got.
Videos of the roundtable are below,
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