The umbrella that I live under is that you must be truthful with everyone except when to do so would injure them or others.
ROB LOWEThe umbrella that I live under is that you must be truthful with everyone except when to do so would injure them or others.
ROB LOWEIt was a role [Dean Sanderson] I hadn’t seen before, and yet it was very accessible and relatable at the same time. I read scripts that have one or the other, but I rarely read scripts that have both. And it was laugh-out-loud funny.
ROB LOWEYou can’t believe everything you read. It’s never been more true.
ROB LOWEThe ’80s were about trying to establish myself as an actor with a career. And being a teenager enjoying the fruits of being successful with lots of what I think is appropriate for that age.
ROB LOWEI don’t look back with any bitterness, though there are a couple of judgment calls and some ’80s hairdos that I’d like to do over.
ROB LOWEApparently Sodapop Curtis said “gnarly,” and Chris Traeger said “literally.” Every decade I have a favorite phrase I can’t stop with.
ROB LOWEI love that movie [The Specials]. I love James Gunn. I always sort of suspected that he would do well for himself.
ROB LOWEIf people are attracted to me, I like to think it’s because I’m an interesting person, fairly smart, well-rounded, with a good sense of humor. I would like to think that’s what I am. I would like to think people see it.
ROB LOWERidley Scott’s company makes great work in whatever arena, whether it’s movies or commercials or television. They just do really quality stuff, so you know it’s going to be quality.
ROB LOWEI have, on the other hand, felt ill will from various people in the industry and the press.
ROB LOWESome of the ’80s movies I did are sort of museum pieces. St. Elmo’s Fire is great as a sort of kitschy, “Oh, my god, I can’t believe we wore that” type of movie.
ROB LOWEWhen I had my Comedy Central roast, David [Spade] was my first choice to be roastmaster, because I adore him. He’s funny as hell, and nobody is meaner.
ROB LOWEIt’s the media that take an isolated incident and make it a deciding factor in a presidential campaign, as opposed to the real issues, like abortion, the homeless, the deficit. The same is true with actors and their lifestyles.
ROB LOWEI really make a point of never worrying, or trying not to worry, about the way I’m perceived. You’ll go crazy otherwise.
ROB LOWE[“John F. Kennedy” movie] was just really clever storytelling.
ROB LOWEThere is good and evil in each of us, and you can easily be led to the dark side.
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