Robert Downey Jr. is much like a rolling stone. Rolling, stoned, in and out or rehabs for the last decade or more. Now he is featured on the cover and in a no holds barred interview in the pages of Rolling Stone.
On being in jail:
“When the door clicks shut, then you are safe. There is nothing aside from a rogue correctional officer that can do you harm if you have the right cellie. You are actually in the safest place on Earth. Safe from the intruders.”
On doing drugs with Jack Nicholson:
“It was the only coke that ever tasted as good as the coke I did with my dad…”
On being sober:
“The ramifications of a little slip are not what they used to be. It’s not kid stuff anymore.”
On the future:
“Now I think, ‘Oh, my God, me and the missus will be (in our L.A. home) until the grandkids attend our funerals.’ We’ll always be here. We’ll never f—ing move from here. Crazy.”
