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Even though its been awhile since my absolute *Obsession*...he still kicks some major ass, I cant deny it. Instead of being all creepy on you like I was before, I'll just have a little info about him and my favorite quotes from Ally. There..thats not SO bad is it?
To the RIGHT you'll see Downey and his son Indio. I thought it was cute, so LOOK AT IT!!
*I'm also referring to him as "Downey" now, I've decided. Its better than the full name, or RDJ..or Robert, I dont like that name. Downey sounds cute. I'm stickin with it.
A Little About Downey...
Heres the basic info you might never want to know, but will fill your mind with more pointless knowledge anyway.
*NAME~Robert John Downey, Jr. (original last name Elias)
*PROFESSION~Actor, Musician, Composer, Writer, Artist
*BORN~April 4 1965, 1:10 pm, in Greenwich Village, New York.
*SIGN~Aries
*FATHER~Robert Downey, Sr., independent filmmaker
*MOTHER~Elsie Ford, actress
*SIBLINGS~1 sister:Allyson (18 months older)
*SCHOOLS~Santa Monica High School
*RELATIONSHIPS~Girlfriend of 7 years (1984-1991)Sarah Jessica Parker, Wife of 9 years (1992-2001)Deborah Falconer (Separated)
*CHILDREN~Son Indio with Deborah, born September 7, 1993.
*FAVORITE OWN MOVIES~"Chaplin" and "Home for the Holidays".
*HEIGHT~ 5'8"
Downey Says...
"Part of me feels that acting is my job-a damn good living, and I don't want to give up the lifestyle-but another part is just starting to recognize the tertiary, healing, element to art. I have to believe that there's something, some greater purpose, for my doing it, because, really, nobody has any business playing Charlie Chaplin"
"I think about painting, I think about architecture. I think about songwriting. But I don't think any of them suit my hand-to-mouth need for large amounts of cash quite nearly as well. Painting would be it, but I really know little about it. Then again, I know very little about acting. I'm just an incredibly gifted faker."
"The only thing holding me back from producing, directing and writing is that I figure I'll have to get up at 6:00 too many days in a row. But if I feel rested, its great to carpe the hell out of the diem"
"A lot of my peer group think I'm an eccentric bisexual, like I may even have an ammonia-filled tentacle somewhere on my body. That's okay."
"This other part of me feels like there's been voices calling to me for a long time. Most of them are creative, real quiet things. But if you listen to those voices, you also have to listen to the ones who whisper homicidal scenarios while you're in the shower. Its all the same voice."
"I was a sober non-smoking vegetarian once and I was never so miserable in my whole life. There was nothing, nowhere to go. No blood? No smoke? No sniffy-sniffy? Why go on?"
"Its a funny phrase, 'taking someone for granted.' Its something you're not supposed to do. Yet you can take the primary aspects of what you need from a relationship for granted: that this person loves you unconditionally, that this person knows you better than your mom does, that you can trust her to mirror things to you that you're blind to. I'm really starting to gain an understanding of what a relationship is. That shifting of two people to a third thing-not me, not you, but us-that concept of sacrificing toward an intangible higher good. 'Us' is magical."
"I was in Georgia, and this lady came up to me shaking and said, I saw you in "Less Than Zero". I felt like saying, Why are you shaking? You're every bit as special as I am, but I was in a pissed-off mood and I didn't want to be a prick, so I said my usual thanks a lot, and started to walk away. Then she said, Two of my friends went into rehab after seeing you in that movie. I got chills up and down my spine and thought, Fuck, now I know why I do what I do"
"I'm not very good with people. I think I'm wonderful with people, and then people tell me that I'm not easy. And people aren't easy on me either, I'll tell you. The shit that flies out of peoples mouths that I have to process later-its unbelievable"
Movies...
1970~Pound
1972~Moment to Moment, Greaser's Palace
1980~Up The Academy
1982~America
1983~Baby it's You
1984~Firstborn
1985~Tuff Turf, Weird Science
1986~That's Adequate, Back to School, The Pick-Up Artist
1987~Johnny Be Good, Dear America, Less Than Zero, Rented Lips, 1969
1988~True Believer, Chances Are
1990~Air America, Too Much Sun
1991~Chaplin, Soapdish
1992~The Last Party, Short Cuts
1993~Heart and Souls
1994~Natural Born Killers, Only You
1995~Restoration, Home for the Holidays, Danger Zone
1996~Hugo Pool, One Night Stand
1997~Two Girls And A Guy, The Gingerbread Man, U.S. Marshals, In Dreams
1998~Friends and Lovers, Bowfinger, Black and White
1999~Wonder Boys
Now onto television...
1984~Mussolini - the untold story (mini-series)
1985~Saturday Night Live
1990, 1993~The Arsenio Hall Show
1995~Mr. Willoby's Christmas Tree, The Howard Stern Show, Larry King Live
1996~Late Show with David Letterman, Saturday Night Live (hosting, Prime Time Live with Diane Sawyer
1998~The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2000~MSNBC's Today Show, Ally McBeal, TV series
2001~Entertainment Tonight, "I Want Love" Music Video
My Favorite Downey Music...
"SMILE"
Smile, though your heart is aching
Smile, even though its breaking
When there are clouds in the sky
You'll get by
If you smile, through your fear and sorrow
Smile, and maybe tomorrow
You'll see the sun come shining through, for you
Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness
Although a tear maybe ever so near
Theres a time you must keep on trying
Smile, whats the use of crying
You'll find that life is still worth while
If you just smile
"YOU DONT KNOW ME"
You give your hand to me, and then you say "hello"
And I can hardly speak, my heart is beating so
And anyone can tell, you think you know me well
No, you don't know me
No, you don't know the one
Who dreams of you at night, afraid and shy
Honey, I let my chance go by
The chance you might have loved me too
You give your hand to me and then you say "goodbye"
I watched you walk away beside that lucky guy
You'll never know the one that loves you so
No, you don't know me
"CHANCES ARE"
Chances are you'll find me
Somewhere on your road tonight
Seems I always end up drivin by
Ever since I've known you
It just seems you're on my way
All the rules of logic don't apply
I long to see you in the night
Be with you til mornin light
I remember clearly how you looked the night we met
I recall your laughter and your smile
I remember how you made me feel so at ease
I remember all your grace and your style
And now you're all I long to see
You've come to mean so much to me
Chances are I'll see you somewhere in my dreams tonight, you'll be smilin like the night we met
Chances are I'll hold you and I'll offer all I have
You're the only one I cant forget
Baby you're the best I've ever met
And I'll be dreamin of the future
And hopin you'll be by my side
And in the morninI'll be longing for the night
For the night...
Chances are I'll see you
Somewhere in my dreams tonight
You'll be smiling like the night we met
Chances are I'll hold you and I'll offer all I have
You're the only one I cant forget
Baby you're the best I've ever met
"RIVER"
Its comin on Christmas, they're cuttin down trees
Puttin up reindeer and singin songs of joy and peace
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
But it dont snow here, it stays pretty green
I'm gonna make a lot money
Then I'm gonna quit this crazy scene
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I'd teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I made my baby cry
She tried hard to help me
You know, she put me at ease
Loved me so naughty, made me weak in the knees
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I'm so hard to handle, I'm selfish and I'm sad
Now I've gone and lost the best baby I ever had
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I'd teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river
I made my baby say goodbye
Its comin on Christmas
They're cuttin down trees
The're puttin up reindeer
And singin songs of joy and peace
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
"SNAKES"
You have body, you give soul
You're a soul survivor, its so, its so clear
I like long gone songs of old,
You sing throughout the year
It'll be like love is for the rest of our lives
I won't have to run around,
Baby you, won't have to think twice
Let me tell you somethin bout those
Snakes in the grass
A bunch of bleeding bug bites taught me
How it wont last
Yeah yeah yeah yeah, Ohhh ohh go hummm
Give me your body, wont you
Give me your sweet soul
Love, will you take over our love
Will you take control
Pick a shovel, fill my little holes
Drive me to the red line
And climb my iron flagpole
Theres a big, theres a rage for love
All these purple spheres, where the free soar,
Up where it glistens, you will eat off my fears
Ay yi yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, do-doo,
yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, do-doo.
Where the free soar, up where it glistens
You will eat off my fears, drive me to the red line
And climb my iron flagpole
Where the free soar, up where it glistens
yeah-yeah, thats calling out there
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^^Ally and Larry^^
Larry is one of the first roles I saw Downey in. Besides Heart and Souls of course. But this ones the one that really caught my attention...hes by far my favorite character ever...even beatin out Mulder so I mean, c'mon, hes gotta be good right? And just so you know, I *didnt* come up with all of this shit myself. Some other pathetic person did, and they let me paste it onto my site.
Oh, I was just readin some fan fiction and this one part was really really funny to me for some reason so I'm gonna put it on here:
"Ally," he started, but she wasnt about to let him put a word in.
"Dont "Ally" me. You know that I like the way you say my name, which I really should NOT have confessed to you because now you use it as a way to distract me, and I am NOT going to be distracted this time, NOT when you're opposing counsel on a case I *really* need to win, so dont even TRY. And by the way, in case you didnt notice, youre still not forgiven for the depo "encroach, eschew, assuage" she imitated him, "who the hell talks like that? Dont try the smartass tactic on me, either, because you know I think youre really sexy-" she paused, lulled by the word, "when you do that, which is another thing I shouldnt have confessed. Arrrgh! See! You got me to confess two things that I wouldve never told you otherwise, you bastard!" She punched his arm, at the same time admiring the way his muscles bulged through the fabric of his t-shirt.
~*SEX, LIES, AND SECOND THOUGHTS*~
Larry: Can I help you?
Ally: I'm looking for Tracy.
Larry: Oh, she doesn't work here anymore. She moved to Foxboro.
Ally: Foxboro? She didn't tell me she was moving.
Larry: You wouldn't be Ally McBeal, would you?
Ally: Yes, I would actually. How did you know that?
Larry: She took all her files, except one. Ally McBeal. It's a catchy theme song, by the way. I'm Larry Paul.
Ally: There's a guy that I've been seeing and he asked me to move in with him.
Larry: Bastard. My advice is don't do it.
Ally: Why?
Larry: The guy obviously doesn't want to marry you.
Ally: How do you know that?
Larry: Well, did he ask you to marry him?
Ally: Well, how do you know I want to marry him??
Larry: Because you don't seem like the mistress type. If you're going to move in with a guy you have no intentions of marrying...
Ally: I never said I had no intentions.
Larry: Are you a mistress?
Ally: No! I am not a mistress!
Larry: Then why live with a guy who's afraid to...
Ally: How do you know he's afraid?!
Larry: Because he didn't ask!!
Larry: How's the sex?
Ally: Excuse me?
Larry: With your friend? The sex?
Ally: [hesitates] Well, I don't care to talk about that --
Larry: Ooh, it's that good, huh?
Ally: You are the biggest ass I have ever met.
Larry: Perhaps this is where you kiss it goodbye.
~*THE LAST VIRGIN*~
Larry: For whatever reason, I am really self-conscious about my... my... butt... and the way you stare at it. It could be distracting in a courtroom.
Ally: Well, what if I promise that I won't stare at it? I -- I do not stare at your -- mmm.
Larry: Gotcha. It's okay, I stare at yours.
Ally: You do? Why? Do --
Larry: Two for me.
Ally: I was disappointed you didn't kiss me last night, okay? There, I said it.
Larry: I kissed you.
Ally: On the forehead. You can't even catch anything from that.
Ally: I think that we should maybe cool it and step back.
Larry: Ally, don't run from me. Don't run from whatever you're feeling. You didn't think I was scared? I've been dating one wrong woman after another. It gets as easy as it does old. And suddenly, you're with somebody who could be right? It's terrifying.
Ally: Larry, you've only seen the tip of the iceberg. I'm demented.
Larry: What else?
Ally: Self-absorbed.
Larry: What else?
Ally: Vain.
Larry: What else?
Ally: Beautiful. That's a good thing.
Larry: What else?
Ally: Maybe incapable of letting myself be loved.
Larry: Then we need to work on that.
Ally: Do you have any idea what you're getting yourself into? I'm afraid to trust it.
Larry: Then we need to work on that too.
~*TIS THE SEASON*~
Larry: I've always hated Christmas.
(Ally drops the Christmas tree they're both carrying)
Larry: Oh! I should have saved that for later on in the relationship.
Ally: Hmmm. I don't know if I can be with a man who hates Christmas.
Larry: I'm allergic to the down feathers in the couch, all right? There's cholesterol in the eggnog. The tree is a fire hazard. And twinkly lights can cause seizures.
Ally: That's why you hate Christmas?
Larry: That, and... I'm always alone.
Ally: Well, you're not going to be alone this Christmas.
Larry: Can you say that again please?
Ally: You're not going to be alone this Christmas.
Larry: I have a son. He's seven years old.
Ally: Why didn't you tell me this before?
Larry: Um, because I'm ashamed.
Ally: You're ashamed of having a son?
Larry: I'm ashamed that I don't see him every day and I'm ashamed that he's grown up for the most part without his father.
Ally: Well, where is he?
Larry: He's in Detroit... with his mother.
Ally: I thought your ex-wife lived here in Boston.
Larry: She does.
Ally: .... oh, you had this child... with another woman.
Larry: [after a little pause] Merry Christmas.
~*THE MAN WITH THE BAG*~
Jamie pops in and surprises Larry and Ally
Ally: Well, I've heard a lot about you.
Jamie: I've heard a lot about you too, Ally.
Ally: You have?
Jamie: He loves you.
Larry: Jamie!
Jamie: You haven't told her?
Larry: Well, gee, I thought I'd let you break it.
Larry: She wants to be a family again. In part because of Sam, in part....
Ally: Well, there is a little boy to think of. What did you say?
Larry: I, uh.... I agreed. If there's any way we could work out, we should work it out. But I didn't think there was any way because I'm so totally in love with somebody else.
And she left. She's probably on her way to the airport... I'm still capable of making a lot of mistakes, Ally, but walking away from you is not one of them.
~*THE EX-FILES*~
Larry: I kissed her.
Ally: Oh. Well how was that?
Larry: Well, I started to kiss her, I should say. Because I couldn't... obviously I couldn't...
Ally: Well, then there's no problem then. See, because I don't have a problem with the man I'm seeing kissing another woman so long as he breaks it off within, say... what... four or five seconds?
Larry: Ally.
Ally: No, no, no. You know what? I am too old for these kinds of games and I am way beyond men who...
Larry: For your --
Ally: What do you expect? Do you expect me to give you some badge of honor because you came forward with it yourself?
Larry: If you'll let me speak, maybe --
Ally: No, Larry. I think you should leave.
Larry: You and I could never work. You understand, Jamie.
Jamie: How do you know?
Larry: Because you're not... her. I will always love you. You will always be in my life, but she's it. And even if it's now over between me and her, trust me you don't want to be following her because she's..... she's it.
Larry: Don't you think I'd want to be with Jamie? She's the mother of my son. All I have to do to see him every day is get back with her, and for a fleeting second yesterday, I wanted to believe it could work. If I could just will myself to... God knows my life would be simpler.
Ally: Then why don't you just do it?!!
Larry: Because I love you !
Ally: Fine. Fine, that makes it all better, doesn't it?
Larry: Did you hear what I just said?! I've never loved anybody as much as I love you. And I'm only at the beginning of loving you. And you might think the smartest thing for you to do here is just move on. He's got an ex-wife, he's got a kid, he kissed somebody else, just move the hell on. Well, it's not smart, Ally. It's heart-stupid. 'Cause you love me too.
Ally: Love isn't always enough.
Larry: Yeah, it is. You go without it long enough and you realize it's everything.
~*HATS OFF TO LARRY*~
Ally: I had a dream that you left me and I didn't like the way you did it.
Larry: Okay. Well, Ally, it was a dream.
Ally: Well, I don't care! Okay? Because it felt real.
Larry: So...
Ally: So shush! Don't you talk to me. I'm gonna go back to sleep, I'm gonna find you in my dream, and I'm gonna deal with you there.
Ally tells Larry he needs to go to Detroit
Larry: Would you come with me?
Ally: In a second.... But I think this is something you have to do alone, at least initially. It's not about him assimilating into your new life, it's about him needing you in his.
Larry: I will come back.
Ally: I know you will, baby.
Larry: Or you'll come to Detroit.
Ally: Or I'll come to Detroit.
Larry: Hey, this isn't how you go about dumping guys, is it? Get their needy kids to visit and then pack them both on a plane. That's not what's happening here, is it?
Ally: [shakes her head no] Hey, Mr. Larry? I love you.
~*FALLING UP*~
Ally: How long?
Larry: What?
Ally: Well, I mean, is this.... is this a visit, or.... you know.... how long are you back for?
Larry: Oh, well.... [checks his watch] Does forever work for you?
Larry: I was hoping to move in...Are you thinking about it?
Ally: Uh, no. Larry.... Larry....
Larry: I promise I won't shave my legs in the tub.
Ally: Hmmm, no..... I just won't be able to take you leaving again.
Larry: Which works out well because I don't plan to. I told you before I'm only at the beginning of loving you
~*THE OBSTACLE COURSE*~
Ally: Think about this. Think about if I were a midget --
Larry: Little person.
Ally: Well right. Little... little...
Larry: Yeah. That's right. Go ahead.
Ally: If I were 3-feet tall.... would you still love me?
Larry: Okay, so uh..... are you telling me if you'd walked into Tracy's therapy office months ago and there I stood.... 3-feet tall... that you and I would be standing here?
Ally: Well...
Larry: Liar.
Ally: Oh, don't call me that.
Larry: You would never fall for a midget.
Ally: Oh, little person?
Ally: You wouldn't love me if I were one, would you? I never realized how shallow and superficial you are and... I am not gonna sleep with you tonight, Larry.
Larry: Wait.
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