Robert Downey Jr. Quotes

My dad lived by example. I lived by watching him. I watched all the great things he did and said. I try to walk that talk for my children.

Be what you wish your children to be. Parents have perpetuated by precept and example their own stamp of character to their posterity.

My father taught me respect for quality as well as a sense of dignity - great values as we face a world going in a different direction. I try to teach my children to stay close to the real things.

As a person, the only people who matter are my kids and how they see me.

I'm very responsible. And with ability you have to have responsibility. I'm not perfect. But you have to make sure that your children will know that daddy makes mistakes.

I wanted to do something inspirational for my children.

I'd like my son to remember me as a good dad.

The fact that my parents were both educated and held certain values very dearly, like honesty, self-respect and integrity, meant that I could steer clear of many pitfalls.

I know for sure my son will grow up one day to say I was a great dad.

When I'm done my mixed martial arts career, the only people who are gonna remember me and respect what I did and how I lived my life are my two children. That's my legacy, ladies and gentlemen.

I want my kids to be proud of me.

I ain't want my kids to grow up and call me Thug. I don't want anybody to kind of look at me like that. So I'm gonna just use my real name.

My mother said, Don't worry abot what people think now. Think about whether your children and grandchildren will think you've done well.

Being a role model is about being true to myself.

My dad made a huge impact on me in terms of right and wrong.

I want my grandchildren to be proud of me. That's the main thing.

I may never know what type of effect I have on my sons, just like Granny never knew the effect she had on me. So I just try and make the best decisions that I can, be the best father that I can.

I love being the person my kids depend on to learn. Everything they learn, for the most part, comes from you - how they treat people, how they look at the world, how they process things. I love being that example for them, just like my parents were for me.

I don't want my dad to say, 'My daughter is an actress on a TV show.' I want him to say, 'My daughter cares about people.' I would love to know that I'm a role model in Hollywood.

Teach your children everything that you're not, because they will pick up on everything that you are.

I am a father, I am very aware of the things that I'm putting out in the world knowing that one day my children will watch the work that I've done. I want to be able to stand by it.

Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.

When all is said and done, the greatest satisfaction you'll have in this life as you grow old will be seeing your children grow in righteousness and faith and goodness as citizens of the society of which they are a part.

I think anyone who doesn't say that they'd like people to think that they're doing the right thing is wrong. I mean, I'd like it to be that way, but I've never allowed it to influence my actions.

Parents have no greater responsibility in this world than the bringing up of their children in the right way, and they will have no greater satisfaction as the years pass than to see those children grow in integrity and honesty and make something of their lives.