[The Specials ]was always going to be an underground, underdog kind of movie. But I love when people bring that up, because it’s very early, vintage James Gunn.
ROB LOWE[The Specials ]was always going to be an underground, underdog kind of movie. But I love when people bring that up, because it’s very early, vintage James Gunn.
ROB LOWEI think [The Outsiders] really forged who I am as an actor, and it’s one of the reasons why I keep being drawn to big ensembles where I’m surrounded by strong, successful actors or personalities. Because that was my initial foray into movie making.
ROB LOWELast night, we were all watching Harry Potter in bed, and I thought, ‘This isn’t something you have when you’re single, that’s for sure.’
ROB LOWEThe best part is not the biggest, it’s the one that’s most memorable.
ROB LOWEThere’s this unbelievable bias and prejudice against quote-unquote good-looking people, that they can’t be in pain or they can’t have rough lives or be deep or interesting.
ROB LOWEAllison Janney is the best actor on the series.Allison is one of the few actors I ever worked with who is incapable of hitting a false note.
ROB LOWEThe universe works in mysterious ways and for me it worked out perfectly. With all respect to everybody else, Aaron Sorkin is and was The West Wing, full stop. There’s no West Wing without him.
ROB LOWE[Chris] Farley was a dear friend, and we remained close right up until the end. You know, there was nobody more fearless comedically than Chris. And that’s saying a lot, because I’m friendly with a lot of funny people.
ROB LOWEWhat people do in their private lives is their business, and shouldn’t be anybody else’s business.
ROB LOWEThat chemistry that we had [with Fred Savage] is very, very hard to find. We were lucky to have those 22 episodes [of The Grinder]. I’m unendingly proud of it.
ROB LOWEIf somebody else is achieving more than I am, that means I can do it, too. Everybody has the ability to raise themselves up, and my life has been marked by that.
ROB LOWEI am the guy dressing up in, you know, the caveman outfit for the kids birthday parties.
ROB LOWEContrary to popular belief, I don’t go out very much. When I do go out, a lot of times it’ll be to something like a heavyweight fight, and I’ll be photographed, so that people have this conception that I go out a lot.
ROB LOWEWhen I was a teen idol, I was so goddamn pretty I wouldn’t have taken myself seriously.
ROB LOWE[The Outsiders] was all new to me. It’s been fun to be a part of that ride, where it’s become on the level of Catcher In The Rye in terms of people’s required reading in schools.
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.
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